‘Ayyappa is seeing everything, will be punished if taken a single rupee'; let truth come out, says Jayaram 

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Actor Jayaram said Unnikrishnan Potty had not demanded any money from him. Attended the puja held in Chennai as a gift from Ayyappa. He also told media that he did not think that it would become such a big problem after many years. 'If you take even a single rupee from Ayyappa, you will be punished. You should know that Ayyappa is seeing everything. Unnikrishnan Potty has not asked me any money. Attended that puja seeing it as a gift from Ayyappa,' said Jayaram.

It was mentioned the other day that Unnikrishnan Potty had brought the gold sheets of Sabarimala not only to Bengaluru but also to Chennai and had displayed it. Actor Jayaram had also visited Chennai as part of the function held in 2019. Unnikrishnan Potty organized the display in Chennai, saying that it is the nada of and kattalappadi of Ayyappa in Sabarimala.

Jayaram had then mentioned in the press meet convened then that he came as invited by Unnikrishnan Potty. 'I cannot express my happiness. I have been a devotee coming to Sabarimala for the past 45 years. Unni and Govardhan are the faces I see regularly when at the temple during Makaravilakku. They had told me that the Ayyappan temple was being renovated. They sponsored it.

After gold plating the temple’s nada, I was able to pray at Changanassery before taking it back to Sabarimala. Now the temple's kattalappadi is being completely plated in gold and taken to Sabarimala. They gave me the chance to perform its first puja today in Chennai. It is the greatest fortune in my life. I will never forget this,' Jayaram said at the press meet.

Meanwhile, the Devaswom Board has terminated its dealings with sponsor Unnikrishnan Potty. The Devaswom Board has abandoned the warranty with Smart Creations through Unnikrishnan Potty. It has been decided that it will now conduct direct transactions on its own. After gold plating in Chennai in 2019, the Smart Creations warranty was written in the name of Unnikrishnan Potty. The warranty is for 40 years. By abandoning this, the board will suffer a loss of Rs 18 lakh. The board decided to abandon the warranty after the fraud of Unnikrishnan Potty came to light.