Updated On: 20 January, 2026 07:12 PM IST | Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) | ANI
BJP leaders staged a protest march in Thiruvananthapuram over the alleged gold theft at Sabarimala temple, demanding a fair and transparent probe. Senior BJP leader V Muraleedharan accused the SIT of being selective in its investigation and claimed original gold parts of the sanctum were replaced

The SIT suspects that the original gold components were removed and replaced with freshly plated copper replicas after the gold was extracted by a chemical process. File Pic
BJP leaders on Tuesday staged a protest march towards the residence of former Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran over the Sabarimala Temple gold theft case.
Speaking to ANI, former Union Minister & senior BJP leader V Muraleedharan claimed that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the case conducted a private interrogation of the former Devaswom Minister.