CAG to audit Padmanabhaswamy temple’s properties

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has entrusted former Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai with auditing the Padmanabhaswamy temple’s properties in the wake of allegations leveled by a court officer about siphoning of gold from the temple.

The bench also appointed a five-member committee headed by a district judge to manage the affairs of the temple.