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Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 21 (IANS) A delegation led by Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar met President Draupadi Murmu and apprised him of public concerns on various issues, including the alleged misappropriation of gold in the Sabarimala temple.
This meeting took place at Raj Bhavan on Tuesday night.
Earlier on Tuesday, President Murmu reached the state capital on a four-day visit to Kerala, which will include a pilgrimage to the Sabarimala temple and several official engagements.
He was welcomed at the airport by Governor Rajendra V. Arlekar, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and senior officials.
From the airport, President Murmu left for Raj Bhavan, where she will stay during her visit.
The BJP delegation apprised President Murmu of public concerns on several issues, including the alleged misappropriation of gold in the Sabarimala temple.
Along with Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the delegation included former Governor and BJP national executive member Kummanam Rajasekharan, former Union Minister V. Muraleedharan, former state BJP president K. Surendran, state BJP general secretary S. Suresh and former DGP and state BJP vice president R. Sreelekha was included.
The delegation also presented a replica of the Anantha Padmanabhaswamy Temple, a symbol of Kerala’s spiritual heritage, to President Murmu.
On Wednesday, President Murmu will fly to Nilakkal by Air Force helicopter, reaching around 10:20 am and then leave for Pamba by road.
After performing rituals at the Pamba Ganpati temple, she will climb the Sabarimala hill in a special Gorkha jeep along with Governor Arlekar and his wife.
She is expected to reach Sannidhanam by Wednesday afternoon for darshan and will later stay at the Devaswom guest house.
After his return, the Governor will host a dinner in his honour.
During the remainder of her visit, President Murmu will unveil the statue of former President KR Narayanan, participate in centenary programs at Sivagiri and St Teresa’s College and inaugurate the platinum jubilee of St Thomas’ College in Palai, before returning to Delhi on Friday.
–IANS
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