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Sabarimala row: Mother-in-law's attack on Kanaka Durga shows how orthodoxy is still ingrained among Kerala Hindus
FirstpostKanaka Durga, who returned to her husband’s house at Angadipuram in Malappuram district on Tuesday, was reportedly hit on her head by her mother-in-law. When Bindu Ammini and Kanaka Durga announced their decision to attend the Aarppo Arthavam, an event celebrating menstruation, at Kochi last week, many expected the right-wing activists to mob the venue and unleash their ire on the duo for defying the ban on menstruating women from entering the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple. Kanaka Durga’s brother Bharat Bhushan had alleged conspiracy by the ruling Communist Party of India and Kottayam Superintendent of Police Harinshakar in taking his sister to Sabarimala. Bhushan told the Times of India that Kanaka Durga had been kept at a hideout in Kannur for one week after the failed attempt and police had not allowed the family even to contact her. Bindu and Kanaka Durga made the bold attempt to enter the temple after about a dozen women beat a retreat following protests by right-wing activists, including BJP and RSS workers.
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