of Lord Ayyappa at Sabarimala is kept in Aranmula sri parthasarathy temple. Pulikkunnumala Mahadeva Temple Pulikkunnumala Mahadeva Temple is 4 km from Aranmula. The old temple is traditionally said to be the worship place of the pandavas. This temple is donated by Koikkattumalayil the late Ramakrishna Pillai to the Kshetra Samrakshana Samiti, Kerala. Palace Aranmula Kottaram Aranmula Panchayat Shija T Toji is the panchayat president while NS Kumar (Makkan)is the vice-president. Politics Aranmula Assembly constituency is part of Pathanamthitta (Lok Sabha constituency). Smt Veena George is the present MLA of the constituency. Environmental movements The Ministry of Civil Aviation of the Government of India has issued a letter dated 25 May 2015 withdrawing the ‘in-principle’ approval to the proposed Aranmula Airport Project. The Civil Aviation Ministry has also forwarded copies of the letter withdrawing the approval for the airport project to the Prime Minister's Office, Rashtrapathi Bhavan, Ministry of Home Affairs, Defence Ministry, Planning Commission, Departments of Economic Affairs and Revenue, and the Project Monitoring Group at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. Prior to this, on 8 May 2015, the Ministry of Defence withdrew the No Objection Certificate (NOC) to the project. Earlier, on 28 May 2014, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had cancelled the environment clearance granted to the project by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests. Notable people Sugathakumari, poet See also Aranmula Boat Race Aranmula Kannadi Aranmula kottaram Aranmula International Airport References External links aranmula.net aranmula.co.in Aranmula Village is chosen as the best district in Kerala Controversy surrounding the private airport project in Aranmula Aranmula Heritage Village Manorama News: Aranmula - Wonders of Kerala Villages in Pathanamthitta district