Former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) secretary V.S. Jayakumar has been found to be guilty of the charges levelled against him by the board. The report was submitted after collecting evidence and hearing arguments from May 30, 2019 to March 4, 2020. An additional report comprising recommendations for containing graft and ineptness of board officials had also been submitted to the board. It also had recommendations for strengthening the audit mechanism as well as the vigilance and security wing of the board.

Source: The Hindu June 05, 2020 14:32 UTC