The allegations of gold theft in the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple have snowballed into a high-voltage political row in Kerala, with Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly V.D. Satheesan on Monday demanding a CBI probe in the case.

He said more than 5kg of gold was missing from the hill shrine and accused the government and the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) of concealing the matter.

#WATCH | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala | Congress MLA and Kerala Assembly LoP VD Satheesan says, "This is a very serious matter... UB Group and Vijay Mallaya donated more than 30 kg of gold to the Sabarimala Temple for plating various things. Unfortunately, through some middlemen,… https://t.co/n1m5gmTicq pic.twitter.com/Tz6MEY23x6 — ANI (@ANI) October 6, 2025

"This is a very serious matter. UB

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