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- The Kerala High Court has ordered a vigilance investigation into alleged corruption in the Travancore Devaswom Board's procurement of ghee from Milma, the state's cooperative dairy federation, for use at the Sabarimala temple.
- In response, Milma chairman K.S.
- Mani has publicly denied any quality lapses, stating the product was secure and compliant until handover to the TDB.
- The dispute centers on whether any adulteration or substandard supply occurred, and at which stage—production, transit, or storage after handover—the alleged irregularities took place.
- The court's intervention elevates what began as a quality complaint into a formal corruption probe involving a major state cooperative and a high-profile religious institution.
- Watch for the vigilance report's findings, any interim orders on future procurement, and whether Milma's broader brand positioning as a trusted cooperative is affected ahead of seasonal demand cycles.
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- Milma (Kerala cooperative dairy federation) reputational risk from vigilance probe· weeks
- Travancore Devaswom Board regulatory scrutiny of procurement· weeks
- Sabarimala pilgrims supply uncertainty for prasadam· days
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Named India · Sabarimala temple · Travancore Devaswom Board · Aji Kumar · Dairy Development Board · Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd · Kerala High Court · K.S. Mani · K.V. Jayakumar · Murari Babu · P.S. Prasanth · R. Jayakrishnan · Thiruvananthapuram Regional Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union
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