LDF convener A. Vijayaraghavan on Wednesday condemned the Sabarimala tantri’s decision to close the sanctum sanctorum of the temple and conduct ‘purification’ rites after two women had darshan at the temple.
Adressing the media, he said the tantri had no right to take such a unilateral decision. The decision was unfair, and it created a lot of inconvenience to devotees, he added.
The LDF convener pointed out that the government was bound to protect devotees’ constitutional rights and implement the Supreme Court verdict allowing the entry of women of all ages into the temple.
He alleged that the BJP and Sangh Parivar organisations were trying to create anarchy in the State in the name of the Sabarimala issue, he said. Mr. Vijayaraghavan also accused the BJP and Sangh Parivar organisations of creating communal polarisation and indulging in violence. They are trying to disturb the prevailing law and order situation in the State and resorting to undemocratic forms of protest, he said, adding that it was the BJP leaders who had recently used caste slurs against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
The LDF convener alleged that the Leader of the Opposition Ramesh Chennithala and other UDF leaders were echoing the views of BJP and RSS leaders on the Sabarimala issue.
He said the hartal called by Sangh Parivar organisations would cause immense hardship to Ayyappa devotees.