Less than 48 hours before the Sabarimala shrine in Kerala will be open to women of all age groups for the first time as per a Supreme Court ruling last month, thousands of Lord Ayyappa devotees, mostly women, continue to protest against the ruling. Earlier, the police had to try and control the angry protesters who turned violent and tried to break brigades. A massive protest today reached the Kerala secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram. Political parties and Hindu organisations have also been part of the 'Save Sabarimala' campaign.
One of the petitioners, Rahul Eashwar had earlier claimed that protesters would all sleep in front of the shrine when it opens on October 17 preventing them entry.
Here are the highlights of the Sabarimala protests:
Massive protest against Sabarimala verdict to reach Kerala secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram
- NDTV (@ndtv) October 15, 2018
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Trivandrum, a sea of protests as #BJP led NDA takes to the streets against #women of all age groups being allowed inside #Sabarimala. Temple is set to be opened on 17th Oct.Petitioner @RahulEaswar says will lie down outside Sabarimala to prevent women between10-50 to enter.@ndtv pic.twitter.com/MgGJf3rN8F
- Sneha Koshy (@SnehaMKoshy) October 15, 2018
Less than 48 hours before Sabarimala shrine in Kerala will be open to women of all age groups as per a Supreme Court ruling last month, thousands of Lord Ayyappa devotees continue to carry out protests against the ruling.
- NDTV (@ndtv) October 15, 2018
Track updates here: https://t.co/BOYvjaWv2e pic.twitter.com/dChlKToPr9
