'Sabarimala issue will impact Kerala's finance and rebuilding activities'

While the ruling party claimed that an all-party meeting held today was a success, the Congress disagreed

Kerala Finance Minister T M Thomas Isaac on Thursday said that the Sabarimala issue will impact the state's finance and the rebuilding activities of the state, which recently witnessed the worst natural disaster in the last 100 years.

Speaking to the media, he said that there is a campaign that nobody should put money into Hundials. "This could bring down the income of these temples. This will increase the financial burden of the state government, as it has to meet the financial requirements of the temples," he said. 

Besides, the visiting pilgrims usually spend one or two days more in