THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Former DGP T P Senkumar said that there is only one kind of ’savarna’ in Kerala. He was speaking at the Ayyappa Sangamam event organized by Sabarimala Karma Samiti in Thiruvananthapuram. “Shri Mannath Padmanabhan has written in his autobiography ‘Ente Jeevithasmarakal’ that there is only one category of ‘savarnas’ in Kerala, and that is the ‘Namboothiri’ community”, said Senkumar.

Senkumar also praised NSS general secretary Sukumaran Nair at the event. “NSS has a strong leadership. Their support for preserving customs and rituals was huge”, clarified Sukumaran Nair. Senkumar also demanded the people to vote against those who tried to violate the rituals and customs at Sabarimala. Senkumar is the national vice president of Sabarimala karma samiti.