Official transferred over notice ‘glorifying’ ex-royal family: Travancore Devaswom Board
Hindustan TimesKochi An official who had issued a controversial notice for a programme related to the 87th anniversary of the temple entry proclamation in Kerala was transferred on Monday, a top official of the Travancore Devaswom Board said. A controversial notice for a programme related to 87th anniversary of the temple entry proclamation in Kerala had stirred a row as it was seen to be glorifying the actions of the erstwhile royal family of Travancore. B Madhusoodanan Nair, director of the cultural and archaeological affairs department under the TDB who had issued the controversial notice for the event, was transferred to Haripad in Alappuzha district as part of the action taken against him. The notice had stirred a row as it was seen to be glorifying the actions of the members of the erstwhile royal family of Travancore and referring to them by the initials ‘HH’.