THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the term of the current administrative committee coming to an end on Saturday, CPM leader K Ananthagopan will be appointed as the new Devaswom board president. N Vasu's term will come to an end tomorrow. Ananthagopan, who is a member of the CPM state committee, had served as the CPM Pathanamthitta district secretary.

Ananthagopan, who entered politics in 1970 through KSYF, became the party's district secretary in 2001. Meanwhile, the CPI has nominated Manoj Charalel as a Devaswom Board member. Manoj, a native of Ranni, is a CPI Pathanamthitta district executive member.