The Supreme Court opened the doors of the Sabarimala temple to women of all ages in a 4-1 judgment, beating back centuries-old traditions of the temple management to deny the right to worship to women of procreating age. For decades, women between the ages of 10 and 50 were not allowed entry into the shrine as the Travancore Devaswom Board, that manages the temple, cited the ‘celibate’ nature of the presiding deity, Lord Ayyappa.
Kerala Govt has started preparations for implementing the Supreme Court order permitting women of all ages to enter Sabarimala. In the police headquarters, the top officers are charting out plans to deploy women police officers at Pamba and Sannidhanam.
Kerala opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala demanded that the central government should involve in the Supreme Court verdict allowing women of all ages to enter Sabarimala temple. The central government and state government should bring an ordinance to overcome this verdict, he told reporters after the UDF meet.
“UDF is with the devotees in this issue. We will protect faith with through suitable method. We cannot make Sabarimala a land of conflicts. BJP and RSS have taken an opportunistic approach in this issue. BJP did not support the case in the court”, alleged Ramesh Chennithala.
“Brewery scam is one of the biggest corruptions the state has ever seen. It is unfortunate that the government is not ready to investigate this matter. Why is the chief minister afraid of an investigation if everything is legal? Even party secretary Kodiyeri Bakakrishnan is keeping silence in the issue. UDF will stage several protests in all 140 assemblies on October 11, seeking the resignation of excise minister T P Ramakrishnan”, he said.
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