Trupti Desai reaches Kochi to proceed to Shabarimala, sparks protests, Bindu attacked


Kochi, Nov 26 (IANS): Activist Trupti Desai, who arrived at the Kochi airport early on Tuesday enroute to Sabarimala temple sparked off protests by Lord Ayyappa devotees.

Desai has been kept at the Kochi City Police Commissioners office.

Desai arrived with four other activists at the airport around 5 a.m. and and has been in discussion with the top police officers here requesting police protection to reach the temple, located about 200 km from here.

Hearing about her arrival, a large group of Sabarimala devotees gathered in front of the police office and started to sing Sabarimala hymns promising not to allow her to pray at the temple.

Bindu Ammini, one of the two women who on January 2 became the first women in the 10 to 50 age group to pray at the temple was spotted by Sabarimala devotees and they vented their anger by throwing chilly powder on her and after a brief verbal duel, she was taken out by the police from the Commissioner's office, for medical attention.

Though the Supreme Court, earlier in November gave a 3:2 verdict referring the Sabarimala review pleas to a larger seven-judge bench, it maintained that it has not stayed its September 28, 2018 order allowing women of all ages to enter the temple.

However, the Pinarayi Viajyan-led Left government has made its position clear that it will not make any effort to ensure entry of women into the temple to pray.

The tradition of the temple has been to ban the entry of women in the age group between 10 to 50.

The two month long Sabarimala festival season began on November 17 and since seven women in the banned age group -- all from outside Kerala who sought 'darshan' were not allowed entry to the temple by the police.

Devotees returning after praying at the temple, when they heared about Desai's presence, turned furious and vowed to sacrifice their lives to protect the temple traditions.

"We will not allow anyone to break the traditions of this temple. All these activists are trying to destroy the sanctity of this hallowed temple," said angry pilgrims.

Incidentally in the last season, Desai along with her friends failed to come out of the Kochi airport following a massive protest from right wing activists.

  

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  • Sachidananda Shetty, Mundkur/Dubai

    Tue, Nov 26 2019

    Central Govt should make a rule that all women irrespective of their age, religion or faith they follow should go to Shabarimala once in a life time....... and then you see the reaction.... same women's group would ask why???

    Are you going their as a devotee or just for show-biz???

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  • David Pais, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 26 2019

    your advise is good, but it fears of constitujtion's freedom of religion & worship. da cow govt., will allow 1nly da cows 2 b worshiped not da deity of shabarimala by all humans

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  • sense_Shetty, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 26 2019

    Why waste time ,,why don't these women ..help the women who really need help ..Maybe in the villages..urban offices etc ..who have under gone exploitation ..and abuse..
    Why make an issue when its not there ..If this is not news grabber ..I am sure these women wouldnt have come..

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  • sanjeev, mangalore

    Tue, Nov 26 2019

    we invite trutpi desai to visit mangaladevi temple in mangalore. why she is only interested in shabarimala? if she is a real devotee why cant she visit other temples? till date how many temples she visited. only for publicity she is doing all these drama. if any real devotee, he/she will follow the temple tradition & respect the faith. when there is no faith then they will argue in their own way.

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  • SURESH, MUMBAI

    Tue, Nov 26 2019

    Trupti desai do not have any right to enter Hindu temple and worship.

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  • MM, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 26 2019

    When Owaisi and AIMPLB call for review over ayodhya verdict they were humiliated by bhagava communals with antinational and Pakistanis and now saying its the tradition and will not allow womens entry. No action has been taken so far despite the trouble makers openly violating SC judgement.

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  • mediwn, mangalore

    Tue, Nov 26 2019

    MM, Mangalore

    can you please recall SC judgement on noise control? there are many SC judgement which are not followed. while showing one finger on others remaining four fingers targeting us only.

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  • Victor Topadar, Assam

    Tue, Nov 26 2019

    Yes, of course! All human beings are equal to worship the Almighty!

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  • David Pais, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 26 2019

    freedom of religion & freedom 2 worship is da right cause & a right day 2day is a constitution day. women can worship in all temples

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  • Shankar, Mangaluru

    Tue, Nov 26 2019

    There is tradition long followed and I will not ask

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  • Shankar, Mangaluru

    Tue, Nov 26 2019

    What dumbhead fanatics

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  • Shankar, Mangaluru

    Tue, Nov 26 2019

    are people!!!

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  • David Pais, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 26 2019

    suppose women r not allowed 2 worship in da temples it is a contempt of court verdict.

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