Wed Nov 20 14:44:21 UTC 2024: ## BJP Threatens Protest Over Cochin Devaswom Board’s Thrissur Pooram Control Bid
**Thrissur, Kerala, November 20, 2024** – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has threatened protests if the Cochin Devaswom Board continues its attempts to assume control of the Thrissur Pooram festival. BJP leader B. Gopalakrishnan accused the Board’s president of orchestrating this year’s Pooram disturbances in collaboration with the Left Democratic Front (LDF), comparing the president’s actions to those of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. This strong reaction follows a Cochin Devaswom Board report submitted to the Kerala High Court, which blamed both the BJP and the Thiruvambadi Devaswom for disrupting the festival, specifically alleging that Thiruvambadi deliberately delayed the fireworks display for over four hours. The BJP denies these accusations and vows to fight any attempt by the Board to seize control of the culturally significant event.
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