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TIMES NEWS NETWORK 03.10.2018
Thiruvananthapuram:
Hundreds of Ayyappa devotees took out protest marches at various parts of Kerala demanding a review of the Supreme Court order permitting women of all ages to worship at Sabarimala temple on Tuesday. Marches held at Palakkad, Kochi, Pandalam, Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday were attended by hundreds of believers, including women.
At Pandalam, the protest was led by Sasikumara Varma, the representative of Pandalam Palace. In Thiruvananthapuram, Rahul Easwar from the family of Sabarimala Thanthri led the march along with Prayar Gopalakrishnan, former president of Travancore Devaswom Board. In other places, devotees assembled under the banner Antharashtra Hindu Parishath (AHP), an organization recently formed.
The AHP came to the forefront of the protest movement as other major Hindu organizations are undecided on their stand in the issue. Sources said the unexpected support gathered by AHP has prompted a rethinking in the state BJP leadership, which now wants the government to be cautious while implementing the court order.
AHP leaders said they wanted the state and central governments to file review petitions in the SC and seek a fresh directive to continue with the age-old custom of not allowing young women to the temple. If the SC dismisses that, a legislation in the line of one drafted to protect Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu should be brought in, they said.
Tuesday’s protests led to traffic disruptions in some centres. At the busy Vytilla junction in Kochi, vehicular traffic was disturbed for over 45 minutes. The protesters at Palakkad blocked the Coimbatore-Thrissur highway. At Pandalam, the protest march was along the busy MC Road from Medical Mission Hospital Jn to Valiya Koyikkal temple. In Thiruvananthapuram, the protest march on the MG Road concluded in front of Hanuman temple at PMG Junction.
RELIGIOUS TENSION: A woman chants hymns during a protest called by various Hindu organizations against the Supreme Court judgment in Kochi on Tuesday
Outfit Urges Govt To File Fresh Review Petition In SC
TIMES NEWS NETWORK 03.10.2018
Thiruvananthapuram:
Hundreds of Ayyappa devotees took out protest marches at various parts of Kerala demanding a review of the Supreme Court order permitting women of all ages to worship at Sabarimala temple on Tuesday. Marches held at Palakkad, Kochi, Pandalam, Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday were attended by hundreds of believers, including women.
At Pandalam, the protest was led by Sasikumara Varma, the representative of Pandalam Palace. In Thiruvananthapuram, Rahul Easwar from the family of Sabarimala Thanthri led the march along with Prayar Gopalakrishnan, former president of Travancore Devaswom Board. In other places, devotees assembled under the banner Antharashtra Hindu Parishath (AHP), an organization recently formed.
The AHP came to the forefront of the protest movement as other major Hindu organizations are undecided on their stand in the issue. Sources said the unexpected support gathered by AHP has prompted a rethinking in the state BJP leadership, which now wants the government to be cautious while implementing the court order.
AHP leaders said they wanted the state and central governments to file review petitions in the SC and seek a fresh directive to continue with the age-old custom of not allowing young women to the temple. If the SC dismisses that, a legislation in the line of one drafted to protect Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu should be brought in, they said.
Tuesday’s protests led to traffic disruptions in some centres. At the busy Vytilla junction in Kochi, vehicular traffic was disturbed for over 45 minutes. The protesters at Palakkad blocked the Coimbatore-Thrissur highway. At Pandalam, the protest march was along the busy MC Road from Medical Mission Hospital Jn to Valiya Koyikkal temple. In Thiruvananthapuram, the protest march on the MG Road concluded in front of Hanuman temple at PMG Junction.
RELIGIOUS TENSION: A woman chants hymns during a protest called by various Hindu organizations against the Supreme Court judgment in Kochi on Tuesday
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