Thiruvananthapuram, July 15 -- Keralam Health and Devaswoms Minister K Muraleedharan on Wednesday said the state government required "freedom" to appoint a Devaswom Commissioner and to investigate the Sabrimala gold theft case.

A Special Investigation Team (SIT), formed on the directions of the Kerala High Court, is probing the Sabrimala gold theft case.

Reiterating his "interference" of the High Court remark in the Sabarimala gold theft case, Muraleedharan told ANI, "We want freedom to appoint Devaswom Commissioner. We want the freedom to probe the gold robbery. That's our demand."

Alleged misappropriation of approximately 4.54 kilograms of gold from the sacred Sabarimala temple artefacts, including the Sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum) d...