VACB opens preliminary inquiry into installation of new flag mast at the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple in 2017

2026-02-10 - 16:25

The UDF-appointed TDB had ordered the installation under the questionable premise that termites had infested the concrete pillar, which was covered with gold-plated copper cladding, rendering it unstable. Former TDB member and Congress leader Ajay Tharayil denies any wrongdoing and says the decision had the sanction of the High Court-appointed Amicus Curiae