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- A disagreement has emerged between Travancore Devaswom Board president K Jayakumar and Kerala Devaswom Minister K Muraleedharan over what food was served to devotees at Sabarimala during Onam.
- Jayakumar said the traditional Onam sadya was served to around 3,000 people and denied any major failure, while the minister claimed devotees were given pulao while officials received sadya.
- The minister argued that long-standing traditions of serving sadya on Uthradam, Thiruvonam and Avittom days should have been followed and said the Board must correct this.
- The dispute matters because it concerns the conduct of a revered temple's festival arrangements and an apparent rift within the bodies managing it.
What to watch next
- Whether the TDB provides the detailed explanation Jayakumar said it can give on what was served.
- Whether the minister's demand that the Board 'correct this' leads to any official action or review.
- Whether voluntary organisations and police resume conducting the sadya in future Onam celebrations.
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