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Sabarimala row: Devotees prevent four women from entering temple as protests over SC verdict enter day five
• 6 years agoSunday was the fifth day since the Sabarimala temple gates were opened for the monthly puja after the apex court in September lifted the centuries-old ban.
'Women coming to Sabarimala should be ripped in half', says South Indian actor Kollam Thulasi at BJP rally; FIR filed
Fp Staff • 6 years agoKollam Thulasi, actor and a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporter made the remark at an NDA rally in Kerala's Kollam city. Kerala has witnessed several protests since the Supreme Court allowed entry of all women in Sabarimala temple.
Congress' stance on Sabarimala will only help RSS-BJP's campaign against secular democratic values, says Sitaram Yechury
• 6 years agoSitaram Yechury alleged the BJP and the RSS opposed the Supreme Court's judgment on the Sabarimala issue and were behind the agitations in Kerala.
RSS calls upon all stakeholders to discuss SC's Sabarimala verdict, says respect ruling but devotees' sentiments can't be ignored
Fp Staff • 6 years agoHours after Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said his government will not file a review petition on the Supreme Court's verdict allowing women of all ages to enter the Sabarimala temple, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) issued a press release calling upon all stakeholders, including spiritual and community leaders, to address the issue.
SC verdict on Sabarimala temple: Board says 'necessary arrangements' will be made; activists, politicians react
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe Supreme Court on Friday ruled that women will be allowed entry into Lord Ayyappa's Sabarimala temple in Kerala.
Supreme Court allows entry of women of all ages into Sabarimala Temple, says practice violates rights of Hindu women
• 6 years agoIt said religion is a way of life basically to link life with divinity. While Justices R F Nariman and Y Chandrachud concurred with the CJI and Justice AM Khanwilkar, Justice Indu Malhotra gave a dissenting verdict. The court pronounced its verdict on a clutch of pleas challenging the ban on the entry of women of menstrual age in Kerala's Sabarimala temple saying law and society are tasked with the task to act as levellers.
Supreme Court allows women entry into Sabarimala temple: 'Law and society to act as levellers,' says CJI Dipak Misra
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe Supreme Court on Friday is likely to pronounce its verdict on the long-standing contention against prohibiting women from entering Lord Ayyappa's Sabarimala temple in Kerala.