PATHANAMTHITTA: The Travancore Devaswom Board said they will file a new affidavit after changing the one filed mentioning Ayyappa related to Dhanalakshmi Bond controversy. The affidavit submitted in the high court had mentioned that it was Lord Ayyappa’s will that guided them to divert money from the provident fund of temple employees and purchase bonds from Dhanalakshmi Bank.

The board has come up with an explanation when it stroked a controversy. It was wrong filing such an affidavit and action will be taken against employees for their act, said board president A Padma Kumar. A new affidavit will be filed in the court, he said.

The affidavit with mention of Lord Ayyappa shouldn’t have filed in the court. The board is planning to file a new one. We will probe the situation which led to the filing of the affidavit. A decision has been taken to take necessary steps after examining it, he said.