Kochi: Religious schools will be set up in all temples under the Travancore Devaswom Board. The children and grandchildren of temple advisory committee members should attend classes in these schools.

Only those persons whose children or grandchildren attend classes at the proposed religious schools, will be eligible for membership of the temple advisory committees, said Travancore Devaswom Board president Prayar Gopalakrishnan.

"The current situation is that anybody can have a go at Hindus," said Gopalakrishnan while explaining the decision.

"This should change. I have the guts to give any reply to the government in this regard. I have nothing to lose but the Devaswom Board president post," he said.

The Devaswom Board is firm on its earlier stance that women could be allowed in Sabarimala, if they comply to the customs practised in the temple.