Kandararu Rajeevaru seeks to step down as Sabarimala Tantri, proposes son as successor
Kandararu Rajeevaru, the chief priest of the Sabarimala temple, has requested to step down due to health reasons amid his involvement in a gold theft investigation. He has proposed his son, Kandararu Brahmadathan, as his successor, a move currently under review by the Travancore Devaswom Board and the High Court.
Amid the continuing legal proceedings in the Sabarimala gold theft case, Kandararu Rajeevaru has sought to step down as Tantri (chief priest) of the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple and requested that the responsibility be handed over to his son, Kandararu Brahmadathan.
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