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Satheesan further questioned the progress of the investigation into an alleged gold theft linked to the temple, claiming that the probe had stalled. According to him, several of the accused have already obtained bail, while the Special Investigation Team has yet to file even a preliminary charge sheet.
He warned that there was growing concern the case might eventually be closed without a clear outcome.
Responding to the criticism, M. A. Baby, general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), defended the government’s revised approach, saying it reflected prevailing public sentiment.
He noted that the Left government had earlier attempted to implement the Supreme Court ruling permitting women’s entry and that the judgment initially received broad political backing before some parties later shifted their positions.
Baby also pointed out that the Supreme Court has since decided to review aspects of its earlier verdict, and said the government’s current stand takes into account evolving social views.
He suggested that questions related to temple customs should ideally involve both scholars familiar with religious traditions and advocates of social reform. As an example, he referred to the expert committee associated with the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple as a model for consultation on such issues.
The controversy over Sabarimala has remained one of Kerala’s most politically sensitive issues since the court’s landmark ruling, and it is likely to feature prominently in the run-up to the upcoming Assembly elections.
With IANS inputs