As RSS Activities Banned At Kerala Temples, State Minister Justifies Move

The minister's reaction came in the wake of widespread criticism and raging debate on social media groups against the TDB's circular, alleging that it was a move by the Left government to keep the Sangh Parivar away from shrines in the state.

Kerala Devaswom Minister K Radhakrishnan today justified a recent circular issued by the Travancore Devaswom Board banning all activities of the RSS on the premises of the temples under its control, saying that it was not to keep anyone away from shrines but to "maintain a peaceful atmosphere" there.

The circular, issued by the Devaswom Commissioner last week, was not intended to prevent anyone from entering the temples, and a controversy over that was totally unwarranted, he told reporters.

The minister's reaction came in the wake of widespread criticism and raging debate on social media groups against the TDB's circular, alleging that it was a move by the Left government to keep the Sangh Parivar away from shrines in the state.