Similarly, the gold plating of the Sreekovil door frame, also attributed to Potty, was sponsored by another Bengaluru-based businessman, Ajikumar, the report stated.

Potty had also made several donations to the temple.

In January 2025, he sponsored various pujas and decorative works on either side of the 18th sacred steps at the temple.

He contributed Rs 10 lakh for a lift at the Annadhana Mandapam and Rs 6 lakh for Annadhanam (free meal service).

Earlier, in 2017, he had donated Rs 8.2 lakh along with 17 tonnes of rice and 30 tonnes of vegetables to the temple, the report said.

The Vigilance report has pointed out lapses on the part of nine Devaswom officials for handing over gold-clad plates of Dwarapalakas in 2019 to Potty.

The officials are former administrative officer B Murari Babu, former executive officer D Sudish Kumar, former secretary S Jayashree, assistant engineer K Sunil Kumar, administrative officer S Sreekumar, former Thiruvabharanam Commissioners K S Baiju and R J Radhakrishnan, former executive officer V S Rajendraprasad, and former administrative officer K Rajendran Nair.