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Activist Trupti Desai Detained On Way To Shirdi
Police detained social activist Trupti Desai and some other members of her outfit at Ahmednagar in Maharashtra on Thursday while they were going to Shirdi to remove boards put up outside the Saibaba temple asking devotees to dress in a "civilised" manner.
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Will Remove Notice, Says Activist Trupti Desai On Shirdi Temple's "Request"
After Shri Saibaba Sansthan Temple Trust in Shirdi put up a notice appealing to devotees to dress in "civilized clothes" as per "Indian culture", women rights activist Trupti Desai today called it an infringement of the constitutional right to freedom of expression.
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"Different Yardsticks?" Activist Trupti Desai On Shirdi Temple's "Appeal" To Devotees On Clothes
Against the backdrop of the Shirdi Saibaba temple trust's appeal to devotees be dressed in a "civilised manner", social activist Trupti Desai has asked "why are there different yardsticks for devotees and priests".
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Activist Trupti Desai Ditches Sabarimala Plan After Being Denied Security
Ending an over 12-hour-long standoff with devotees opposing the entry of women of menstrual age into Sabarimala temple, a team of gender rights activists led by Trupti Desai on Tuesday night called off their decision to visit the hill shrine.
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On Camera, Woman Activist On Way To Sabarimala Attacked With Pepper Spray
An activist who came to Kerala's Kochi to attempt a trek to Sabarimala temple was attacked by a man with a pepper spray right outside the office of the Police Commissioner. In a mobile phone video, activist Bindu Ammini was seen shielding her face and running away from a man who attacked her with the pepper spray. The man is seen fleeing from the c...
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Kerala Government Working Against Women: Trupti Desai On Sabarimala Row
Women's rights activist Trupti Desai on Saturday said that the Kerala government has refused to provide security to women of menstruating age visiting Sabarimala Temple and blamed the state government for working ''completely against'' women.
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No Protection For "Activists" Making Sabarimala Pilgrimage, Warns Kerala
While the Supreme Court has allowed women of all ages to continue visiting the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala, the Kerala government on Friday clarified that activists hoping to make a statement by taking up the pilgrimage will not be given police protection. "This is not a place for activism. This is not a place for activists like Trupti Desai ...
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All-Women Entry In Sabarimala Temple Continues, Activist Trupti Desai Welcomes Decision
Sabarimala case: Women rights activist Trupti Desai had made an unsuccessful attempt to enter the temple in November last year, weeks after the Supreme Court lifted the ban that stopped women and girls between the age of 10 and 50 from entering the famous Ayyappa shrine in Kerala.
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Social Activist Trupti Desai Hails Young Women's Entry At Sabarimala
Social activist Trupti Desai Wednesday hailed the entry of two women in their mid forties into the Lord Aayyappa hill shrine in Kerala's Sabarimala, saying it is a "victory of equality".
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Shutdown Call After Right-Wing Leader's Arrest Near Sabarimala: 10 Points
Amid tight security and a shutdown call by a right-wing group following the arrest of its Kerala chief, thousands of devotees trekked to Sabarimala and offered prayers to Lord Ayyappa. The hill-top shrine opened for the third time on Friday since the Supreme Court order for 62-day-long Mandala Pooja-Magaravilaku annual pilgrimage. Lakhs of devotees...
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"Didn't Come To Create Problems": Trupti Desai May Ditch Sabarimala Plan
Activist Trupti Desai has told NDTV that she may reconsider her visit to the Sabarimala hill shrine in view of law-and-order concerns in the area. "The police are concerned about situation here. They have asked us to return, but promised to help us the next time we decide to come," she said over the phone from Kochi airport, which has been picketed...
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Activist Trupti Desai Drops Sabarimala Visit Plan Amid Protests: 10 Facts
Activist Trupti Desai has called off her plan to visit the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala over concerns of law and order, and is returning to Pune. Although the seven-member group led by the Pune-based activist arrived at the Kochi airport this morning, she was unable to leave the building or even hail a taxi because of the protesters outside. Ms Tru...
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"Trupti Desai An RSS Activist": Kerala Minister On Her Sabarimala Plan
A Kerala minister on Friday said women rights activist Trupti Desai who has been blocked at Kochi airport is an RSS activist and she is being used by the BJP to further its political agenda in the state in the name of Lord Ayyappa, the deity at Sabarimala temple.
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Asked To Return By Police, Says Trupti Desai As Sabarimala Temple Reopens
Activist Trupti Desai, who wants to enter Kerala's Sabarimala temple in defiance of a decades-old custom on women of menstrual age, says she has been asked by the police to return from the Kochi airport due to hundreds of protesters blocking it since she she landed 13 hours ago early this morning. The hilltop shrine opened at 5 pm today for a two-m...
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Activist Trupti Desai To Return Amid Protests At Sabarimala Temple: Updates
As the Sabarimala temple doors are set to open to devotees again, Kerala braces for more protests. Early this morning, activist Trupti Desai arrived at the Kochi airport and faced stiff protests by BJP activists who had gathered there along with several protesters.
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Activist Trupti Desai Detained On Way To Shirdi
Police detained social activist Trupti Desai and some other members of her outfit at Ahmednagar in Maharashtra on Thursday while they were going to Shirdi to remove boards put up outside the Saibaba temple asking devotees to dress in a "civilised" manner.
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Will Remove Notice, Says Activist Trupti Desai On Shirdi Temple's "Request"
After Shri Saibaba Sansthan Temple Trust in Shirdi put up a notice appealing to devotees to dress in "civilized clothes" as per "Indian culture", women rights activist Trupti Desai today called it an infringement of the constitutional right to freedom of expression.
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"Different Yardsticks?" Activist Trupti Desai On Shirdi Temple's "Appeal" To Devotees On Clothes
Against the backdrop of the Shirdi Saibaba temple trust's appeal to devotees be dressed in a "civilised manner", social activist Trupti Desai has asked "why are there different yardsticks for devotees and priests".
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Activist Trupti Desai Ditches Sabarimala Plan After Being Denied Security
Ending an over 12-hour-long standoff with devotees opposing the entry of women of menstrual age into Sabarimala temple, a team of gender rights activists led by Trupti Desai on Tuesday night called off their decision to visit the hill shrine.
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On Camera, Woman Activist On Way To Sabarimala Attacked With Pepper Spray
An activist who came to Kerala's Kochi to attempt a trek to Sabarimala temple was attacked by a man with a pepper spray right outside the office of the Police Commissioner. In a mobile phone video, activist Bindu Ammini was seen shielding her face and running away from a man who attacked her with the pepper spray. The man is seen fleeing from the c...
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Kerala Government Working Against Women: Trupti Desai On Sabarimala Row
Women's rights activist Trupti Desai on Saturday said that the Kerala government has refused to provide security to women of menstruating age visiting Sabarimala Temple and blamed the state government for working ''completely against'' women.
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No Protection For "Activists" Making Sabarimala Pilgrimage, Warns Kerala
While the Supreme Court has allowed women of all ages to continue visiting the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala, the Kerala government on Friday clarified that activists hoping to make a statement by taking up the pilgrimage will not be given police protection. "This is not a place for activism. This is not a place for activists like Trupti Desai ...
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All-Women Entry In Sabarimala Temple Continues, Activist Trupti Desai Welcomes Decision
Sabarimala case: Women rights activist Trupti Desai had made an unsuccessful attempt to enter the temple in November last year, weeks after the Supreme Court lifted the ban that stopped women and girls between the age of 10 and 50 from entering the famous Ayyappa shrine in Kerala.
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Social Activist Trupti Desai Hails Young Women's Entry At Sabarimala
Social activist Trupti Desai Wednesday hailed the entry of two women in their mid forties into the Lord Aayyappa hill shrine in Kerala's Sabarimala, saying it is a "victory of equality".
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Shutdown Call After Right-Wing Leader's Arrest Near Sabarimala: 10 Points
Amid tight security and a shutdown call by a right-wing group following the arrest of its Kerala chief, thousands of devotees trekked to Sabarimala and offered prayers to Lord Ayyappa. The hill-top shrine opened for the third time on Friday since the Supreme Court order for 62-day-long Mandala Pooja-Magaravilaku annual pilgrimage. Lakhs of devotees...
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"Didn't Come To Create Problems": Trupti Desai May Ditch Sabarimala Plan
Activist Trupti Desai has told NDTV that she may reconsider her visit to the Sabarimala hill shrine in view of law-and-order concerns in the area. "The police are concerned about situation here. They have asked us to return, but promised to help us the next time we decide to come," she said over the phone from Kochi airport, which has been picketed...
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Activist Trupti Desai Drops Sabarimala Visit Plan Amid Protests: 10 Facts
Activist Trupti Desai has called off her plan to visit the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala over concerns of law and order, and is returning to Pune. Although the seven-member group led by the Pune-based activist arrived at the Kochi airport this morning, she was unable to leave the building or even hail a taxi because of the protesters outside. Ms Tru...
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"Trupti Desai An RSS Activist": Kerala Minister On Her Sabarimala Plan
A Kerala minister on Friday said women rights activist Trupti Desai who has been blocked at Kochi airport is an RSS activist and she is being used by the BJP to further its political agenda in the state in the name of Lord Ayyappa, the deity at Sabarimala temple.
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Asked To Return By Police, Says Trupti Desai As Sabarimala Temple Reopens
Activist Trupti Desai, who wants to enter Kerala's Sabarimala temple in defiance of a decades-old custom on women of menstrual age, says she has been asked by the police to return from the Kochi airport due to hundreds of protesters blocking it since she she landed 13 hours ago early this morning. The hilltop shrine opened at 5 pm today for a two-m...
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Activist Trupti Desai To Return Amid Protests At Sabarimala Temple: Updates
As the Sabarimala temple doors are set to open to devotees again, Kerala braces for more protests. Early this morning, activist Trupti Desai arrived at the Kochi airport and faced stiff protests by BJP activists who had gathered there along with several protesters.
