Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday slammed the RSS and Sangh Pariwar for attacks on devotees going to Sabarimala temple.
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18 Oct, 11:37 (IST)
Stones were pelted at buses of Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) in some parts of the state allegedly by those who have been protesting against the Supreme Court's verdict on women's entry in Sabarimala temple.
18 Oct, 10:59 (IST)
Suhasini Raj, who works as the India reporter for The New York Times, along with her colleague, a foreign national, managed to go past the Pamba gateway but was stopped midway by protesting devotees who erected a human wall before her. The agitators forced the two journalists to return. Kerala police said they were ready to take her to the Sabarimala temple.
18 Oct, 08:59 (IST)
People protesting against the Supreme Court's ruling allowing entry of women of all age group in Sabarimala temple reportedly abused a journalist of New York Times and blocked her way to the shrine. Suhasini Raj was then taken to Pamba police station.
Nilakkal, October 18: Hundreds of protesters defied the Supreme Court's ruling and didn't let any woman to enter Sabarimala temple in Kerala on Wednesday. Heavy deployment of police failed to deter protesters who even attacked mediapersons for covering the Sabarimala temple row. People have been protesting against the Supreme Court's verdict allowing entry of women in the menstrual age group in the Sabarimala temple. Catch live updates on women's entry into Sabarimala temple here.
Although no woman was allowed to enter Sabarimala temple, a woman, said to be a Delhi-based journalist of a foreign media outlet, began trekking to Sabarimala hill. However, she too was blokced by protesters. On Wednesday, at least two women were stopped by protesters from visiting Sabarimala temple. The woman, Madhavi, accompanied by her parents and children began the climb leading to the hilltop temple hours ahead of its opening for the monthly puja rituals.
Ten minutes into their trek, accompanied by a police force, the family had to abandon their plans. As angry protesters went after her, shouting and abusing, Madhavi decided to return. Another woman devotee, Liby, who got down at the Pathanamthitta bus stand and was to board a bus to Nilackal, faced angry devotees who booed her. Why Sabarimala Didn’t Allow Women into The Shrine in Kerala; All About The History of The Ayyappan Temple.
Women above 50 years of age were seen entering the Lord Ayyappa temple last evening. However, women between 10 to 50 years of age did not arrive due to security concerns. As protests got intensified, the state administration imposed Section 144 in four places-- Sannidhanam, Pamba, Nilakkal, and Elavungal.
On September 28, a five-judge bench of the top court headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, allowed women of all ages to enter the Sabarimala temple saying that “no physiological and biological factor can be given legitimacy if it doesn’t pass the test of conditionality”.
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