THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran came to the fore against Union Minister V Muraleedharan for harshly criticising the decision of the state government to open temples. The centre decided to open the worship of places. The state government did not take any haste decision and executed it after detailed talks with religious leaders. It is very sad Muraleedharan resorting to low grade politics. He should understand things and then blame the state, said Kadakampally.

Muraleedharan criticised the state government via a Facebook post as a letter to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. He questioned the haste behind the decision and wondered whether it was a deliberate attempt by the atheist Pinarayi Vijayan government to denigrate devotees.

Who ordered to open temples coming under the devaswom board? Did the devotees demand this? Did any of the temple administrators ask for it? The devotees of Kerala have recognised it, Muraleedharan mentioned in the post.