PATHANAMTHITTA: Mystery hovers in the involvement of Bengaluru businessman Unnikrishnan Potty, who took up the sponsorship to coat the layers of the Dwarapalaka sculptures in Sabarimala with gold. It is reported that Potty kept good bonhomie with some officials and priests, so as to have complete freedom in Sabarimala. Potty even allots special darshan facilities to industrialists and others. He makes illegal interventions, even during Padi Pooja. He is also behind the introduction of a new offering called Ashtabhishekam in the temple.

More information is out as the Devaswom Vigilance prepares for a detailed investigation into the incident in which the Dwarapalaka sculptured pedestals were found at the house of Potty’s relative.

Unnikrishnan Potty came to Sabarimala ten years ago as an a

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