TDB Slams 'False Propaganda' Over Ayyappa Sangamam Audit Report

• Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) dismisses media reports on Global Ayyappa Sangamam audit as 'factually incorrect and baseless'.
• TDB refutes claims of Rs one lakh spent on a cot for CM Pinarayi Vijayan, clarifying that furniture purchases are for Devaswom Guest House property.
• The Board clarifies that the audit report's reference to 'Nandagovindam Bhajans' for musical performance was an inadvertent error; payment was made to Ishaan Dev.
• TDB states Rs five crore was allocated for the event, with Rs three crore given as advance to event manager IIIC, and sponsorships received from Dhanlaxmi Bank and Kerala Bank.
• The Board asserts the Sangamam was a 'significant initiative' to promote Sabarimala globally, despite High Court noting 'serious inconsistencies' in the audit report.