Controversy erupted in Kerala’s Kollam district after portraits of RSS founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar were displayed during the Kollam Pooram festival in Ashramam temple alongside social reformers like BR Ambedkar. The Travancore Devaswom Board had sought a vigilance report on the incident. Congress' VD Satheesan alleged that some people were attempting to politicise places of worship.