K. Gopalakrishnan head of the Malabar Devaswom Board

Times Of India Oct 3, 2008  Marxist heads temple board in north Kerala KOZHIKODE: Marxist member K. Gopalakrishnan will head the newly constituted Malabar Devaswom Board, which will administer all temples in north Kerala Gopalakrishnan was nominated by the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM). Six members of the nine-member board are nominated by Hindu ministers in the state cabinet, while three others are nominated by Hindu legislators. Around 1,600 temples in the northern districts from Palakkad to Kasargod and parts of Thrissur will come under the administrative control of the new board. With the formation of the board, the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department which is currently administering these temples will cease to exist. All the employees under the department will be absorbed in service by the board.