As a recent meeting convened by Devaswom Minister K. Radhakrishnan and Revenue Minister K. Rajan to discuss the crisis faced in conducting Thrissur Pooram failed to reach a consensus, a decision of the Kerala High Court will decide the fate of this year’s Pooram.
A crisis evolved after the Cochin Devaswom Board increased the rent of the Thrissur Pooram exhibition ground. The Paramekkavu and Thiruvambady Devaswoms, the main organisers of the Pooram, threatened to limit the Pooram to a mere ritual if the Board refused to decrease the rent.
