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Supreme Court has ruled that the royal family of Travancore will manage the affairs of Padmanabhaswami Temple and further stated that only Hindus will part of the managing committee 

Just a day after Jaipur MP Diya Kumari staked claim to be descendants of Lord Rama’s son Kush, Mewar royal family has claimed that they are descendants of Lord Rama. These claims come in response to Supreme Court’s query on whether “raghuvansh” or direct descendants of Lord Rama do exist.

 
 

The Travancore Devaswom Board changed stance on the Supreme Court verdict allowing the entry of women into the temple has met the ire of the Pandalam royal family. Earlier, the Board had taken a stand against the SC verdict and sought more time to implement the verdict.

The Supreme Court verdict on September 28 allowing the entry of women of all age groups into Kerala’s Sabarimala temple had made the famous shrine a battlefield.

When the chief minister met the tantri’s family and Panthalam royal family representatives, he had put forward the suggestion to reserve two days for women at Sabarimala. However, the representatives strongly opposed this
 

‘Chithira Attavisesham’ marks the birth anniversary celebration of Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, the head of the Travancore royal family in Sabarimala.  
 

The Pandalam family said their relationship with the Sabarimala temple did not change every five years. Here’s what MyNation found out:

The Kerala minister said that the royal family are not able to realise that the times of monarchy are over. “It is not their rule now. It is the rule of democracy,” he added.

Pandalam royal family, Nair Service Society (NSS), National Ayyappa Bhaktha Women Collective and NGO Chethana have filed a review petition in the Supreme Court on Sabarimala verdict.

Pramoda Devi has clearly said that she has no intentions of joining politics. On Yaduveer joining politics, Pramoda Devi said that it is his choice. He can join politics if he wishes to, she said.