Gold plated sheets were displayed not only in Bengaluru, but also in famous actor’s house in Chennai

CHENNAI: The gold-plated sheets of the Dwarapalaka idols in Sabarimala were not only displayed in Bengaluru but also in Chennai. Actor Jayaram had reached Chennai as part of the function held in 2019. Unnikrishnan Potty, one of the sponsors, organized the display in Chennai, saying that it is the ‘nada’ and ‘kattilappadi’ of Lord Ayyappa in Sabarimala.

Jayaram in the press meet convened then had said that he came as per the invitation of Unnikrishnan Potty. 'I cannot express my happiness. I am a devotee paying darshan in Sabarimala without fail for the last 45 years. Unni and Govardhan are the faces I see regularly when I go to the temple during makaravilakku. They had told me that the ‘nada’ of Lord Ayyappa is 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 fortune 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.

After the video was released, Jayaram came forward with a response. 'I was there with Veeramaniraju. He sang a song. I think it is a great fortune given to me by Lord Ayyappa. A room in the factory where it was built in Ambattur is seen in the footage. Then as per my request, some parts of it were brought to my house and camphor was burned in the puja room before being taken to Sabarimala. Unnikrishnan Potty had called me when many objects that were being taken back to Sabarimala were covered in gold and worshipped. I have participated in all of them,' Jayaram told media.

Evidence is emerging that Unnikrishnan took the gold-plated items from Sabarimala and displayed it in many places and collected money. The Devaswom Vigilance has found that there is mystery in the transactions of Unnikrishnan of Karate in Kilimanoor. As part of this, he will be grilled tomorrow. It is clear from the visuals that he committed frauds using film stars as a cover.