India, Nov. 13 -- The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) special team has arrested two wholesale traders from Tamil Nadu in connection with alleged irregularities in the supply of ghee to the Sabarimala temple during the 2025 pilgrimage season, officials said on Friday.

The arrested have been identified as Venkateswaran and Kumaran, both wholesale ghee traders from Oddanchatram in Tamil Nadu. Their arrest was recorded on Thursday evening, officials said.

According to the VACB, the two traders allegedly purchased ghee that had been diverted by contractor S S Binu, who was entrusted with transporting Milma ghee from the dairy to the Sabarimala shrine under a contract with the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB).

Milma, a brand under...