When the Travancore Devaswom Board announced its plan to organise the Global Ayyappa Sangamam, a global meet of Sabarimala devotees, in September, few expected it to expose another fault line in Kerala’s uneasy relationship between faith and politics. That a Left Front Democratic (LDF) government, which has long been proud of its commitment to rationalism, […]
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Kerala Devaswom Minister V.N. Vasavan Amid signs that the CPI(M) has succeeded in its efforts to engage the influential Nair Service Society (NSS) in Kerala, Devaswom Minister V.N. Vasavan has welcomed the community organisation’s support for the recent Global Ayyappa Sangamam organised by the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB). Speaking to mediapersons in Kottayam on Wednesday […]
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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday (September 20, 2025) launched a strong attack on “vested interests attempting to derail” development initiatives at Sabarimala. Inaugurating the Global Ayyappa Sangamam at Pampa, organised as part of the Travancore Devaswom Board’s (TDB) platinum jubilee celebrations, the Chief […]
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K.C. Venugopal | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary K.C. Venugopal, MP, has said that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala should “stop using” Lord Ayyappa of Sabarimala for political gains. In a letter to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Mr. Venugopal pointed out that organising the Global […]
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‘Sabarimala has long symbolised devotion, discipline and fraternity’ | Photo Credit: The Hindu As one of the largest annual pilgrimage sites in the world, Sabarimala has long symbolised devotion, discipline and fraternity. The Global Ayyappa Sangamam — an initiative by the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) as part of its platinum jubilee celebrations — on September […]
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In a move to consolidate support for the Global Ayyappa Sangamam, Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president P.S. Prashanth on Saturday (September 6, 2025) met with key community leaders and extended formal invitations for them to attend the event. As part of this outreach, Mr. Prashanth personally visited G. Sukumaran Nair, general secretary of the Nair […]
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Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan has extended full support to the Global Ayyappa Sangamam being organised by the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB). Mr. Natesan said on Saturday ( August 30,2025) that he would participate in the event, scheduled to take place at Sabarimala on September 20, 2025. “Since it has been […]
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In his letter to his Kerala counterpart P. Vijayan, Mr. Stalin said he could not take part in the event due to prior commitments. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has deputed two of his Ministers to take part in the ‘Global Ayyappa Sangamam’ being organised by the Travancore Devaswom […]
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Kerala’s General Education Minister V. Sivankutty (file) Kerala’s General Education Minister V. Sivankutty has termed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State president Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s threat to prevent Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, Deputy Chief Minister, Udhayanidhi Stalin and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan from attending the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government’s ‘Global Ayyappa Sangamam’ at […]
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