Attempt to smuggle sealed container from Sri Padmanabha Swamy temple under instructions of Amicus Curiae?

published on December 8, 2014

Thiruvananthapuram: Reports of Gopal Subramaniam, the Amicus Curiae issuing directives to take out a sealed box containing treasures from Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala have shocked the devotees.Similar looking boxes are currently being used for keeping the famed valuables inside the vaults, which roused suspicion.

According to sources, the incident which took place on 29 March, saw the Expert committee members taking away a stainless steel box allegedly containing the treasures, which according to the Amicus Curiae, contained confidentail documents.

According to reports, the incident took place on “29 March 2014 on the occasion of  ‘MannuNeeruKoral’ Utsav day in the evening. The Amicus Curiae left the temple soon after.

The first instance was in March, when the Amicus Curiae first came to
assess the situation in the temple. According to sources  under condition of anonymity, a letter was written by the Expert Committee set up by Honourable Supreme Court of India to Shri Sukumara Pillai, Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of temple security, seeking permission to “take sealed stainless steel boxes which contains some important documents from work area to Expert Committee office as per instructions from Amicus Curiae.” The letter was dated 29 March 2014.

Lt Col Bhuvanendran Nair, Temple Executive Officer made it clear that the box will not be allowed to be taken out, unless he received a written letter granting permission from the Amicus Curiae. Later Amicus Curiae send a letter asking to release the sealed container. However, in spite of the Amicus Curiae’s letter, the officer denied  permission as the box was sealed, which was not done in the presence of any temple authority.

“The sealed stainless steel box carried from work area to the expert Committee has been checked by the Guard Commander. But unfortunately the box is sealed and the sealing was not done in the presence of any Temple authorities. There is a need to explain further on this,” says the letter by Bhuvanendran Nair.

Also a Malayalam media house which claims to have exposed the matter has stated that they possess all documents and letter transactions facilitating the lootThe fate of the box containing the treasure, however remains ambiguous! It is the duty of the state government to conduct an inquiry regarding the same. With devotees having every right to know if any foul play has been committed or not, it is important that the Amicus Curiae comes clean in this allegation.

Media’s in Kerala apart from a Malayalam Channel and a Malayalam online portal are keeping silence on this exposure.