Kochi: Actor Jayaram has
said that he had attended a puja organised by Sabarimala sponsor Unnikrishnan Potty displaying the door of the temple at Ambattur in Chennai in 2019 at the invitation of Potty.
Singer Veeramani was also there,
Jayaram said adding that he has known Potty since 2018. The actor said that Potty used to call him. He knew many big people including politicians.
Jayaram Said he was not aware of Potty collecting funds in the name of the temple. Not aware of fund collection.
The door was taken to Jayaram’s house for conducting puja.
Potty had organised an exhibition to showcase the gold plated doors and frame of Sabarimala in Chennai.
The secret investigation started to probe Unnikrishnan after reports of his clandestine land deal worth crores of rupees. The Vigilance have found over Rs 3 crore worth dealings.
A former employee of temple administration was one of the intermediaries of Unnikrishnan in the state capital.
Land transactions were done in the names of those including wife.
