Thiruvananthapuram: Leader of the Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan has said the interim verdict of the Supreme Court in the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple case is a big setback to the State government and the Travancore royal family.
“The apex court’s intervention into the matter points out the government’s failure in dealing with the case,” Mr. Achuthanandan told reporters here.
“The royal family and the government should apologise to the amicus curiae in the wake of the verdict,” the CPI-M stalwart said, while welcoming the verdict.
Alleging that the government was working hand in glove with the royal family in the issue, the Opposition leader Sunday had said it was imperative that the temple administration should be entrusted with a Guruvayur-model council.
While pronouncing the interim order in the Sree Padmananbhaswamy temple case, the Supreme Court on Thursday has entrusted the administration of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple in Kerala to a five-member committee headed by the district judge of Thiruvananthapuram.