Thiruvananthapuram, TDB president K Jayakumar on Friday met Devaswom Minister K Muraleedharan and briefed him on preparations for the upcoming Sabarimala pilgrimage season.
The TDB president had also met Chief Minister V D Satheesan recently and briefed him about the preparations at Sabarimala.
Jayakumar had earlier attributed the aravana payasam shortage to an unexpected increase in the number of devotees and said the Board was taking steps to increase production capacity ahead of the pilgrimage season.
“The Board and the government are working together. He has given an assurance that this season’s pilgrimage will be made smoothly. “The chief minister had spoken with him. “But the Board itself took the initiative in that matter to reach an understanding.
Therefore, there is no scope for apprehension.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Muraleedharan said the government and the TDB would work together to ensure that devotees do not face difficulties during the pilgrimage season. We will move forward together,” the minister said. With the Board and the government working together, things will go smoothly this time without any difficulty for the devotees,” he said. Asked whether the recent developments had caused a rift between the government and the Board, Muraleedharan said apprehensions had naturally arisen as the government would have to answer if there were any hindrances during the pilgrimage. Not only that, he has agreed to directly give a report on works carried out in Sabarimala every week,” he said.
