Has long-standing ties with the CPI(M)
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) – In a major development in the Sabarimala temple gold disappearance case, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has arrested former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president and commissioner N. Vasu. The arrest comes amid allegations of irregularities in the gold used during the 2019 refurbishing of the temple’s Dwarapalaka idols.
🚨 Major Breakthrough in the #SabarimalaGoldScam
• Former Travancore Devaswom Board President N. Vasu arrested – a key turning point in the investigation.
• Vasu has deep links with CPI(M), having served as Kollam Panchayat President and adviser to senior party leaders.
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— Sanatan Prabhat (@SanatanPrabhat) November 14, 2025
Vasu is known to have longstanding ties with the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He previously served as president of the Kollam Panchayat and also worked as the personal secretary and legal adviser to senior CPI(M) leader and former minister P. K. Gurudasan.
Arrest of #NVasu exposes #CPM leadership’s direct link to #SabarimalaGoldLoot. Accountability doesn’t stop with Vasu;both the former ¤t Devaswom Ministers must be booked. UDF’s demand for Minister’s resignation & removal of PSPrasanth-led Board stands fully justified. pic.twitter.com/T3nu4iJQZy
— V D Satheesan (@vdsatheesan) November 11, 2025
Reacting to the arrest, V. D. Satheesan, Leader of the Opposition, said that the action against Vasu “will expose the involvement of senior CPI(M) leaders.” He added that the SIT may also question former TDB president Padmakumar in connection with the case.
4 kg gold adorned by the Sabarimala temple idols disappears
September 19, 2025
Kerala High Court orders inquiry
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) – Kerala High Court has ordered inquiry into the alleged irregularities in gold enamel on the temple idols. The Court observed, in the year 2019 when the idols were brought back to the temple after gold enamel, the weight was 4 kg less. The court has ordered the chief of vigilance and security of the temple, who is also Superintendent of Police of Travancore Devaswam Board, to investigate the matter. The Dwarpal devata idols were found with the less gold weight.
सबरीमला मंदिर में चोरी: मूर्तियों से चार किलो सोना गायब#Kerala | #SabarimalaTemple | @malhotra_malika pic.twitter.com/v9AUlWOo3g
— NDTV India (@ndtvindia) September 18, 2025
The Court said that 2019 when the gold enamel was removed, the weight of gold was 42.8 kg. However, when the work was given to a party at Chennai, they observed the weight was approximately 4.541 kg less. The Court noted that it is a serious matter if so much weight reduction can be seen clearly, it must be investigated in detail. Check the documents and give report in 3 weeks.
The Court permission was not taken for the refurbishing of the idols
The Court clarified that the idols were installed in 1999 with authorised consent and they had a guarantee of 40 years. Despite that the idols needed refurbishing within 6 years. In the year 2019 when the Travancore Devaswam Board sent the idols which had copper cover with gold enamel for refurbishing, a controversy erupted. Surprisingly, permission from the Court or the Special Commissioner was not taken for the removal of the idols from the temple.
Source : Sanatan Prabhat
