Irregularities at Sabarimala were a failure of the system; K. Jayakumar says he will fully cooperate with the ED investigation
Kochi: Devaswom Board President K. Jayakumar said that the Board will fully cooperate with the ED investigation in the Sabarimala gold smuggling case. He stated that they would stand with any effort aimed at uncovering the truth. He added that the irregularities that occurred at Sabarimala were a failure of the system and that their responsibility is to ensure such incidents do not happen again in the future.
He also said that he would not express any opinion on a case that is being investigated as per a court directive. There should be greater transparency in the investigation. Devotees have doubts about the functioning of the Devaswom Board, and steps will be taken to regain their trust, he told the media.
Meanwhile, the SIT team has left for Sannidhanam for inspection. An expert team departed from Pampa, and a team had already reached Sannidhanam yesterday. SP Sashidharan has also headed to Sannidhanam.