All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary K.C. Venugopal, MP, has said that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala should “stop using” Lord Ayyappa of Sabarimala for political gains.

In a letter to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Mr. Venugopal pointed out that organising the Global Ayyappa Sangamam in the name of protecting faith was “nothing but hypocrisy” on the part of the government.