SABARIMALA: Devaswom board president A Padmakumar said that the control measures at Sabarimala were imposed by police, not by devaswom board. The number of devotees has decreased following the control measures. Padmakumar also said that the board had demanded to loosen the controls.
Mean time, board member K P Shankar Das said that the control measures were loosened as per the direction of devaswom board. Criminals had camed at Sannidhanam to create a clash there. Sankar Das also clarified that the high court has approved the government stand on Sabarimala issue.