Antics Treasure in Indian temple in Kerala

Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple was built in 16th Century by the kings who ruled over the then kingdom of Travancore.Maharajah of Travancore,Uthradan Thirunaal Marthanda Varma,the managing trustee of the temple, appealed to India's Supreme Court pleading his right to control the temple quoting a special law enacted after independence, which vested the management of the temple with the erstwhile ruler of Travancore but his appeal was rejected.Maharajahs as has no special status in India and are treated like ordinary citizens. Antics treasure consisting of Precious stones, gold and silver is found at Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple officials said. "I have instructed the police chief to reinforce security further following the findings and it would be there permanently," Oomen Chandy, the state's chief minister said. Supreme Court has endorsed a ruling by the high court in Kerala, ordered the state government to take over the temple and its assets from the royal trust.The Apex court ordered the trust to hand over responsibility for the temple's security to the police. The court petition was filed by a local lawyer, Sundar Rajan,filed a case in the Kerala High Court asking takeover of the temple,put up reasoning that the current controllers were incapable of protecting the wealth of the temple due its inadequate arrangements of its own security force.