Sabarimala row: Kerala Police takes BJP general secretary K Surendran into preventive custody
6 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala row: Kerala Police takes BJP general secretary K Surendran into preventive custody

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Surendran told the police he had come as a devotee and should be allowed to pray at the temple. Nilackal: BJP general secretary K Surendran was reportedly taken into preventive custody Saturday night and removed by police from Nilackal, the base camp, as he tried to leave for the Lord Ayyappa shrine at Sabarimala. Surendran, who was carrying the “Irrumudikettu”, was told by a police team led by Yatish Chandra, Superintendent of Police, not to proceed to the shrine as it would create law and order problems. Chanting “Swamiyae Ayyappa”, Surendran and others with him jostled with police and tried to move forward saying there was no question of going back. He also said he had taken receipt for performing the ‘Neyyabhishekam’ ritual and ‘Ganapathy Homam.’ Police took Hindu Aikya Vedi president KP Sasikala into preventive custody early Saturday from Marakootam near the Sannidhanam.

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Kerala: Sea of devotee thong Sabarimala temple
1 year, 3 months ago

Kerala: Sea of devotee thong Sabarimala temple

Hindustan Times  

Pathanamthitta, December 17 : A large number of devotees visited and offered prayers before Lord Ayyappa at the Sabarimala temple in Pathanamthitta on Sunday. Earlier, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy also wrote to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday, requesting him to deploy adequate personnel and staff at Sabarimala temple to reduce waiting time for devotees. The Union Minister …

Deploy adequate staff at Sabarimala temple to reduce waiting time for devotees, G Kishan Reddy requests Kerala CM
1 year, 3 months ago

Deploy adequate staff at Sabarimala temple to reduce waiting time for devotees, G Kishan Reddy requests Kerala CM

Hindustan Times  

Thiruvananthapuram, December 16 : Union Minister G Kishan Reddy has written to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday requesting him to deploy adequate personnel and staff at Sabarimala temple to reduce waiting time for devotees. Taking to his social media handle X, Reddy posted, "Wrote a letter to Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan to address issues and inconveniences being faced …

K Surendran takes over as Kerala BJP chief; 50-yr-old firebrand says state party has strength to make 'political leap'
5 years, 1 month ago

K Surendran takes over as Kerala BJP chief; 50-yr-old firebrand says state party has strength to make 'political leap'

Firstpost  

Thiruvananthapuram: Firebrand leader K Surendran, who came into limelight after the BJP and right wing outfits-led Sabarimala temple protests against entry of young women into the shrine, on Saturday took over as the chief of BJP’s Kerala unit. He assumed charge as the state president at the saffron party’s headquarters, Mararji Bhavan in the presence of hundreds of workers and …

K Surendran takes over as Kerala BJP chief
5 years, 1 month ago

K Surendran takes over as Kerala BJP chief

India TV News  

K Surendran takes over as Kerala BJP chief Firebrand leader K Surendran, who came into limelight after the BJP and right wing outfits-led Sabarimala temple protests against entry of young women into the shrine, on Saturday took over as the chief of BJP's Kerala unit. Firebrand leader K Surendran, who came into limelight after the BJP and right wing outfits-led …

Kerala: One of BJP's Lok Sabha election campaigns will be Sabarimala issue
5 years, 11 months ago

Kerala: One of BJP's Lok Sabha election campaigns will be Sabarimala issue

India TV News  

The Kerala unit of the BJP on Thursday made it clear that one of its Lok Sabha election campaigns will be the Sabarimala issue. Sreedharan Pillai said in a statement that if the Central government has the powers to bring out new laws to protect the sanctity of Sabarimala temple, then the BJP will do its best to see that …

Sabarimala Violence: 'Unfortunate That Persons Holding High Posts Resort To Unconstitutional Means',Says Kerala HC While Granting Bail To BJP Leader Surendran
6 years, 3 months ago

Sabarimala Violence: 'Unfortunate That Persons Holding High Posts Resort To Unconstitutional Means',Says Kerala HC While Granting Bail To BJP Leader Surendran

Live Law  

The High Court of Kerala granted conditional bail to BJP leader K Surendran, who is accused of hatching the criminal conspiracy which allegedly led to attack on a woman at Sabarimala on November 6.While granting conditional bail, Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan observed that there was prima facie material "which clearly points to the involvement of the applicant". The High Court of …

Sabarimala protests: Kerala High Court grants bail to BJP leader Surendran
6 years, 3 months ago

Sabarimala protests: Kerala High Court grants bail to BJP leader Surendran

India TV News  

BJP General Secretary K Surendran was granted conditional bail by the Kerala High Court on Friday, in a case related to alleged attack on a 52-year old woman pilgrim by frenzied Lord Ayyappa devotees at the Sabarimala Temple on November 6. Justice V Raja Vijayaraghavan directed Surendran to surrender his passport, not to enter the Pathanamthitta District, in which the …

BJP to send four-member delegation to assess atrocities, arrests at Sabarimala
6 years, 4 months ago

BJP to send four-member delegation to assess atrocities, arrests at Sabarimala

Hindustan Times  

A four-member delegation of the Bharatiya Janata Party formed by chief Amit Shah will visit the Sabarimala shrine in Kerala to meet people and workers in order to assess the “atrocities being committed against satyagrahis”. Hindu devotees stage a protest at Sabarimala temple after a woman who reached near the 18 holy steps of the hilltop shrine was heckled by …

Sabarimala row: 'CMO unleashing orchestrated campaign to keep me behind bars,' says BJP general secretary K Surendran
6 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala row: 'CMO unleashing orchestrated campaign to keep me behind bars,' says BJP general secretary K Surendran

Firstpost  

Surendran was arrested for violating prohibitory orders at Sabarimala and preventing the officers from doing their duty. Pathanamthitta: BJP general secretary K Surendran on Friday alleged that the office of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has been “unleashing” an “orchestrated” campaign to keep him behind bars. Surendran was speaking to reporters at a court complex at Raanni in Pathanamthitta district from …

Pon Radhakrishnan harassed again in Sabarimala
6 years, 4 months ago

Pon Radhakrishnan harassed again in Sabarimala

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The Kerala police 'humiliated' Union Minister of State for Finance and Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan again on Thursday. While he was returning from Sabarimala after offering prayers at Lord Ayyappa temple, the Kerala police 'deliberately' blocked the Union Minister's vehicle several times, the party has alleged. The Minister, however, refused to discuss the incident involving the altercation between him and …

Sabarimala row: Priest suspended after posting 'objectionable' comments on Facebook against Devaswom minister
6 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala row: Priest suspended after posting 'objectionable' comments on Facebook against Devaswom minister

Firstpost  

Kasaragod : A temple priest in Kerala has been suspended after he allegedly posted abusive comments on social media against Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surerdran over the Sabarimala temple issue. Action was taken against T Madhavan Namboothiri, the melsanthi of the Madiyan Koolom Kshetra Palaka temple at Kanhangad near Kasaragod, after the objectionable comments on his Facebook page were noticed. The …

Kerala priest suspended for 'abusive' Facebook comments on minister
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala priest suspended for 'abusive' Facebook comments on minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Kasaragod: A temple priest in Kerala has been suspended after he allegedly posted abusive comments on social media against Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surerdran over the Sabarimala issue. Action was taken against T Madhavan Namboothiri, the 'melsanthi' of the Madiyan Koolom Kshetra Palaka temple at Kanhangad near Kasaragod, after the objectionable comments on his Facebook page were noticed. The priest had …

Kerala Police stops car from Pon Radhakrishnan's convoy heading to Sabarimala on suspicion of transporting protesters
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala Police stops car from Pon Radhakrishnan's convoy heading to Sabarimala on suspicion of transporting protesters

Firstpost  

After dismissing reports that Pon Radhakrishnan’s car was stopped, the Kerala Police said another vehicle, part of his convoy, was stopped on suspicion that Sabarimala protesters were travelling in it. Pamba: Dismissing reports that Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan’s vehicle was intercepted when he was returning from Lord Ayyappa temple on Thursday, the Kerala Police said another vehicle, part of his …

They weren’t Ayyappa devotees’: Kerala CM justifies police action in Sabarimala
6 years, 4 months ago

They weren’t Ayyappa devotees’: Kerala CM justifies police action in Sabarimala

Hindustan Times  

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan Monday justified police action in Sabarimala, saying those who tried to create trouble were arrested on Sunday night even as he accused the Sangh Parivar of implementing its agenda. Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan Monday justified police action in Sabarimala, saying those who tried to create trouble were arrested on Sunday night. Asserting that his …

Sabarimala protests: Calm returns to Lord Ayyappa shrine on second day of pilgrimage amid tight security
6 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala protests: Calm returns to Lord Ayyappa shrine on second day of pilgrimage amid tight security

Firstpost  

Though the devotees at Sabarimala temple were relieved to get more time for darshan due to less crowd, many were unhappy at not being allowed to spend some more time at the sannidhanam - temple complex. Sabarimala: A calm atmosphere at the Lord Ayyappa shrine in Sabarimala marked the second day of the two month-long annual pilgrimage season, even as …

Sabarimala: Kerala Police takes BJP leader K Surendran into preventive custody, devotees protest at Nilakkal base camp
6 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala: Kerala Police takes BJP leader K Surendran into preventive custody, devotees protest at Nilakkal base camp

Op India  

The Kerala government in its bid to scuttle protests at Sabarimala has taken Kerala BJP general secretary K Surendran into “preventive custody” and has been forcefully removed from Nilakkal base camp on Saturday night. According to the reports, K Surendran was carrying Irumudikettu, when Kerala police stopped him from moving ahead to reach the Sabarimala shrine. The Kerala police took …

Sabarimala row: Kerala on boil, BJP observes 'protest day' against arrest of party leader K Surendran, govt creating terror-like situation in state, accuses Congress
6 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala row: Kerala on boil, BJP observes 'protest day' against arrest of party leader K Surendran, govt creating terror-like situation in state, accuses Congress

India TV News  

BJP workers in Kerala blocked highways on Sunday to protest the arrest of party general secretary K Surendran, who was taken into 14-day judicial custody on Saturday while on his way to the Lord Ayappa shrine. Addressing workers at Thiruvananthapuram, BJP leader M S Kumar said police had so far not succeeded in bringing even a single young woman to …

Sabarimala row: Hindu Aikya Vedi chief arrested, granted bail; pilgrims stranded after right-wing calls shutdown
6 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala row: Hindu Aikya Vedi chief arrested, granted bail; pilgrims stranded after right-wing calls shutdown

Firstpost  

Right-wing Hindu organisations have been staging protests across Kerala— purportedly to protect the customs of the temple and rights of devotees—ever since the Supreme Court lifted the ban on the entry of menstruating women at the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala. The hartal was called by Hindu Aikya Vedi and Sabarimala Karma Samithi at 4 am following the arrest of …

Ayyappa devotees organize ‘Namajapa Yatra’ in front of Trupti Desai’s home at Pune
6 years, 4 months ago

Ayyappa devotees organize ‘Namajapa Yatra’ in front of Trupti Desai’s home at Pune

Op India  

Ayyappa Karma Samiti organized a ‘Namajapa Yatra’ in front of Trupti Desai’s home in Pune on Friday. Nandkumar Nayar, president, Ayyappa Karma Samiti, told Hindustan Times, “We are gathered here to protest against move taken by Trupti Desai. It is wrong to use gender discrimination in terms of the Sabarimala temple because there are many temples in Kerala where men …

Sabarimala row: Travancore Devaswom Board decides to move SC; Kerala Police tells Trupti Desai to return to Pune
6 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala row: Travancore Devaswom Board decides to move SC; Kerala Police tells Trupti Desai to return to Pune

Firstpost  

Social activist and leader of the Bhumata Brigade Trupti Desai, who has vowed to offer prayers at the temple, and six of her young women colleagues were prevented from leaving the Kochi airport for over 13 hours since their arrival early morning. Sabarimala/Pamba: In a climbdown, the Travancore Devaswom Board on Friday decided to move the Supreme Court to seek …

Sabarimala temple reopening: Activist Trupti Desai says Kerala Police asked her to return to Pune
6 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala temple reopening: Activist Trupti Desai says Kerala Police asked her to return to Pune

Firstpost  

Amid a stand-off with devotees and others at the airport in Kochi vowing not to let her proceed to the Sabarimala shrine, activist Trupti Desai said police have asked her to return to Pune. Kochi: Amid over a 12-hour stand-off with devotees and others, including BJP workers, at the airport in Kochi vowing not to let her proceed to the …

Security beefed up as Sabarimala reopens today, Kerala on edge
6 years, 4 months ago

Security beefed up as Sabarimala reopens today, Kerala on edge

India Today  

A thick security cover has been put in place in Kerala's Sabarimala and adjoining areas in view of the Lord Ayyappa temple reopening today. This is the second time the hill temple would open for prayers after the Supreme Court, in its September verdict, allowed entry of menstruating women into it, thus, overruling the tradition that said women aged between …

Sabarimala row: BJP gears up for showdown with Kerala government as Lord Ayyappa temple set to reopen briefly
6 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala row: BJP gears up for showdown with Kerala government as Lord Ayyappa temple set to reopen briefly

Firstpost  

Another showdown looks imminent at Sabarimala when the Lord Ayyappa temple opens for a brief ritual on 5 November with various Hindu groups and the Communist-led government battling over the entry of young women into the temple and hardening their positions on the Supreme Court verdict. The standoff spurred by the 28 September apex court verdict lifting a centuries-old ban …

'BJP stands with Sabarimala devotees': Amit Shah on over 2000 arrests
6 years, 5 months ago

'BJP stands with Sabarimala devotees': Amit Shah on over 2000 arrests

Deccan Chronicle  

Kannur: Extending his party’s support to the people who held protests against the entry of women of menstruating age at the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, BJP president Amit Shah today said, “BJP is standing like a rock with devotees, Left government be warned.” The BJP national president was addressing a rally at Kannur in Kerala after inaugurating a party office …

Sabarimala Temple Row: Security tightened amid reports of entry of more women on final day of pilgrim season
6 years, 5 months ago

Sabarimala Temple Row: Security tightened amid reports of entry of more women on final day of pilgrim season

India TV News  

Security has been tightened at Sabarimala and other pilgrim centres connected to it amid reports that women in the menstrual age group are planning to visit the hill shrine Monday, the last day of the "darshan". Devotees opposing the entry of girls and women in the age group of 10 to 50 years into the temple of "naishtika brahmachari" -- …

Sabarimala live updates | Temple opens, prohibitory orders imposed for a day at Elavumkal, Pamba, Nilackal
6 years, 5 months ago

Sabarimala live updates | Temple opens, prohibitory orders imposed for a day at Elavumkal, Pamba, Nilackal

The Hindu  

The doors of the shrine of Lord Ayyappa in Sabarimala, Kerala, opened on Wednesday evening for the first time after the Supreme Court verdict allowing women of all ages to worship in the temple. Mr. Surendran says he has reached Sabarimala not to facilitate or block women's entry but to take part in the regular annual review meeting of Devaswom …

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