THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: IAS K Jayakumar is likely to become the next president of the Travancore Devaswom Board. Reports say that CPM is actively considering Jayakumar, a former Chief Secretary, for the role. The decision will be announced after consulting the Chief Minister. Jayakumar is currently the Director of the Institute of Management in Government (IMG).

With the gold theft case in Sabarimala bringing ill repute to the government, the CPM had to devise a plan to win back trust by assigning a person with extensive experience in the administration to overhaul the Devaswom. Jayakumar, a former Chief Secretary and previously held the post of Sabarimala Special Commissioner, was thus zeroed in by party leadership for the role.

The term of the current president, P.S. Prashanth, and board m

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