Sabarimala row: BJP gears up for showdown with Kerala government as Lord Ayyappa temple set to reopen briefly
6 years, 2 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 on women aged between 10 and 50 from entering the shrine led to the first showdown during the monthly puja from 17 to 22 October with protesters physically blocking women and attacking police and media. While a section of the devotees and many activists disguised as devotees blocked women from the formerly banned age group from entering the temple during the monthly puja last month, protesters are planning to deploy women above the age of 50 to undertake the ‘holy’ task during the ‘Chithira Atta Visesham’ ritual on 6 November. The yatra, to be led by the state chief, would culminate on 13 November: the day the Supreme Court is set to hear the writ petitions against the entry of young women into the temple.

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'Mamata Will Be Jailed If BJP Wins Bengal': Suvendu's Warning In Sandeshkhali Day After CM's Visit
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'Mamata Will Be Jailed If BJP Wins Bengal': Suvendu's Warning In Sandeshkhali Day After CM's Visit

ABP News  

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has said that if the saffron party comes to power in West Bengal, it will send Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to jail for arresting the protesting women in Sandeshkhali. The remark comes a day after Mamata Banerjee attended a programme in Sandeshkhali during her first visit to the area since allegations of sexual harassment and land …

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3 months, 1 week ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Kerala govt, temple refutes DK Shivakumar's "Black Magic with animal sacrifice" charge
7 months, 2 weeks ago

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Op India  

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Lok Sabha Polls: BJP's Forward March in Kerala 'Gimmick' or Dent in Existing Left-Congress Politics?
9 months ago

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News 18  

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Women most unsafe in only State with woman CM, says BJP on Sandeshkhali
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Women most unsafe in only State with woman CM, says BJP on Sandeshkhali

The Hindu  

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Kerala: Sea of devotee thong Sabarimala temple
1 year 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 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 …

Sabarimala: Kerala Government scrambles to defend Opposition criticism that it has abandoned pilgrims
1 year, 1 month ago

Sabarimala: Kerala Government scrambles to defend Opposition criticism that it has abandoned pilgrims

The Hindu  

The Kerala Government appeared to scramble on December 12 to fend off Opposition criticism that the Travancore Devaswom Board administration had dismally failed to ensure the smooth conduct of the Sabarimala pilgrimage. ‘Vested political interests’ The administration dismissed demands for the TDB president’s resignation and said some vested political interests were promoting misinformation to deter devotees from coming to Sabarimala. …

Rajasthan elections: BJP begins outreach with focus on women and religious leaders
1 year, 2 months ago

Rajasthan elections: BJP begins outreach with focus on women and religious leaders

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party is planning a massive outreach programme to take the central government’s welfare schemes to the common people, with a special focus on women and religious leaders, ahead of the November 25 assembly elections. In the 2018 assembly elections, the BJP won 73 seats out of the 200-member house According to BJP election management committee convener Narayan …

Gujarat: PM Modi attacks Opposition, says 'they stalled women's reservation Bill for three decades'
1 year, 3 months ago

Gujarat: PM Modi attacks Opposition, says 'they stalled women's reservation Bill for three decades'

Firstpost  

PM Modi alleged that opposition parties stalled the women’s reservation bill for three decades, and are now trying to divide women on the lines of caste and religion when the bill has been passed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday alleged that opposition parties stalled the women’s reservation Bill for three decades, and are now trying to divide women on …

Bengal BJP stages dharnas over stripping of two women in Malda
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Bengal BJP stages dharnas over stripping of two women in Malda

India Today  

The BJP on Sunday staged dharnas in front of the West Bengal Assembly and the office of Malda Superintendent of Police in protest against the alleged assault and stripping of two women at a marketplace in the district. Five BJP MLAs, including Manoj Tigga and Shankar Ghosh, held placards and raised slogans demanding the removal of the SP over the …

Scheduled Tribes panel writes to Bengal top cop after tribal women made to perform 'dandavat parikrama'
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Scheduled Tribes panel writes to Bengal top cop after tribal women made to perform 'dandavat parikrama'

India Today  

The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes has written to the Bengal top cop seeking details about a complaint by the BJP’s Bengal chief, Sukanta Majumder, over the ‘dandavat parikrama’ incident in the state’s Balurghat. The BJP alleged that three women from the ST community were forced to do a ‘dandavat parikrama’ by Trinamool Congress leaders as penance for quitting the …

Sabarimala: Kerala govt withdraws police handbook after row
2 years, 1 month ago

Sabarimala: Kerala govt withdraws police handbook after row

Deccan Chronicle  

PATTANAMTHITTA: The Left government in Kerala on Thursday withdrew a handbook for police personnel on duty at the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala after the BJP raised a hue and cry over a reference in the book that all pilgrims can enter the temple. Senior CPI leader G Sudhakaran, who had supported the previous Pinarayi Vijayan government on the entry …

DC Edit | RSS outreach to women, Muslims is meaningful
2 years, 3 months ago

DC Edit | RSS outreach to women, Muslims is meaningful

Deccan Chronicle  

The significance for India of the annual speech of the sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami, the culmination of the auspicious festival of Dussehra, lies somewhere in-between the papal proclamation and address on Christmas Eve and the US President’s state of the nation report address to Americans. Of course, RSS sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat is …

Thousands offer prayers at Sabarimala temple on Malayalam new year
2 years, 4 months ago

Thousands offer prayers at Sabarimala temple on Malayalam new year

Deccan Chronicle  

Sabarimala: The famous Lord Ayyappa Temple here witnessed heavy rush of devotees on Wednesday as it was opened for special pujas and rituals to mark the beginning of the auspicious Malayalam month of Chingam. The officials of the Travancore Devaswom Board, the apex temple body which manages the temple, here said thousands of people thronged the hill shrine since early …

Kerala High Court Quashes Proceedings Against K.P Sasikala In Sabarimala Violence Case
2 years, 9 months ago

Kerala High Court Quashes Proceedings Against K.P Sasikala In Sabarimala Violence Case

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently dropped all charges against Hindu Aikya Vedi leader K. P. Sasikala for purportedly triggering a dawn-to-dusk hartal in the State to protest the entry of women in Sabarimala temple in 2018.The said hartal had resulted in large-scale vandalism against which a PIL was moved before this Court to fix liability for the damages caused. The …

In run-up to UP polls, BJP makes fresh campaign pitch with women politicians
2 years, 11 months ago

In run-up to UP polls, BJP makes fresh campaign pitch with women politicians

Hindustan Times  

Union minister for information and broadcasting Anurag Thakur, who has been coining interesting slogans to target the main opposition Samajwadi Party, on Sunday made a fresh campaign pitch with women politicians who have joined the Bharatiya Janata Party from other parties recently. Union minister for information and broadcasting Anurag Thakur on Sunday made a fresh campaign pitch with women politicians …

Sabarimala, Ex-CM's Son, Metro Man: Before Voting on April 6, Know All About Kerala's Interesting Fight
3 years, 9 months ago

Sabarimala, Ex-CM's Son, Metro Man: Before Voting on April 6, Know All About Kerala's Interesting Fight

News 18  

Sabarimala, Ex-CM's Son, Metro Man: Before Voting on April 6, Know All About Kerala's Interesting Fight Last Updated: April 04, 2021, 10:49 IST The elections this year, like the previous years, will have a contest between the Communist Party of India -led Left Democratic Front and the main challenger UDF. Nemom In the 2016 Assembly polls, Nemom grabbed national headlines, …

Sabarimala, corruption, local body results: Why Kerala election is a tough call
3 years, 9 months ago

Sabarimala, corruption, local body results: Why Kerala election is a tough call

India Today  

It is widely perceived that the incumbent Pinarayi Vijayan government is set to return, breaking the 44-year-old pattern in Kerala politics in which the two coalitions -- the Congress-led United Democratic Front and the CPM-led Left Democratic Front -- have ruled in an alternating pattern. Third, the LDF won the majority of the local body seats held last year, despite …

Top news of the day: 70 districts in 16 States report 150% rise in COVID-19 cases, says Health Secretary; Mumbai Police chief transferred over Ambani home bomb scare case, and more
3 years, 9 months ago

Top news of the day: 70 districts in 16 States report 150% rise in COVID-19 cases, says Health Secretary; Mumbai Police chief transferred over Ambani home bomb scare case, and more

The Hindu  

Maharashtra alone accounts for 61.8% of the daily new cases with 17,864 cases. Mukesh Ambani home bomb scare | Param Bir Singh shifted; Hemant Nagrale will be new Mumbai Police chief State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, who met Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray earlier in the day, made the announcement on Twitter amid speculation in media over Mr. Singh’s handling of …

Sabarimala back in Kerala polls, now CPM speaks for bhakts over Supreme Court ruling
3 years, 10 months ago

Sabarimala back in Kerala polls, now CPM speaks for bhakts over Supreme Court ruling

India Today  

In 2018, the Supreme Court struck down a law that prevented women aged 10-50 from entering Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district. This prompted the Kerala minister to say, “This should never have happened.” WHAT HAPPENED IN 2018 The LDF government had irked the devotees of Lord Ayyappa by forming a 620-km “renaissance” wall on January 1, …

Kerala High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To 2 Men Accused Of Attacking Sabarimala Activist; Finds Allegations Prima Facie Mala Fide
3 years, 10 months ago

Kerala High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To 2 Men Accused Of Attacking Sabarimala Activist; Finds Allegations Prima Facie Mala Fide

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently allowed pre-arrest bail to two persons accused of being part of a group that sprayed 'chemical' spray on activist Bindu Ammini when she approached the Ernakulam City Commissioner's office in 2019 seeking police protection for her pilgrimage to the Sabarimala temple. statement that the appellants along with the first accused came near to the victim …

Battleground Kerala: Fight for Hindu votes, Sabarimala back in spotlight
3 years, 10 months ago

Battleground Kerala: Fight for Hindu votes, Sabarimala back in spotlight

India TV News  

God's own country is gearing up for polls and the Sabarimala temple issue is back in the spotlight. 'Secular' Congress plays Hindutva card A year later, when the voters of Kerala turned the tide in the LDF's favour in the local body polls and the party became hopeful of returning to power, the 'secular-congress' played the religion card to woo …

Ahead of assembly polls, Sabarimala issue back on radar in Kerala
3 years, 11 months ago

Ahead of assembly polls, Sabarimala issue back on radar in Kerala

Hindustan Times  

With assembly elections just two months away political parties in Kerala are in a race to rake up the emotional Sabarimala Temple issue yet again but a majority of youngsters who participated in the agitation feel let down. Kerala had witnessed large-scale violence and five shutdowns in 2018 after the Supreme Court verdict that allowed women of all ages to …

Will bring law on Sabarimala if voted into power, says UDF
3 years, 11 months ago

Will bring law on Sabarimala if voted into power, says UDF

Hindustan Times  

Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee President Mullappally Ramachandran on Saturday said that if United Democratic Front wins the upcoming Assembly elections in the state, it will make legislation in connection with women's entry in Sabarimala. Addressing media in Kochi, Ramachandran said the matter of Sabarimala will be a major issue in the UDF election manifesto for the upcoming election. He said …

How Manusmriti Triggered a Row in Tamil Nadu, Became a Divisive Figure Ahead of Elections
4 years, 2 months ago

How Manusmriti Triggered a Row in Tamil Nadu, Became a Divisive Figure Ahead of Elections

News 18  

Chennai: The controversy over the “regressive” views in the Manusmriti, believed to be a Hindu text dictating the rules of morality, has snowballed over the last few days into a war of words erupting between the Tamil Nadu BJP unit and DMK ally VCK, spilling onto the streets in the form of protests spearheaded by both groups. On an ascendant …

BSNL orders compulsory retirement for Kerala activist Rehana Fathima over Sabarimala incident
4 years, 8 months ago

BSNL orders compulsory retirement for Kerala activist Rehana Fathima over Sabarimala incident

India Today  

Kerala activist Rehana Fathima has been asked to take compulsory retirement from BSNL for attempting to enter Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala. The order by BSNL said her attempt to enter Sabarimala temple has “spoiled the reputation” of the company among customers and asked her to take compulsory retirement. BSNL also mentioned the her “intentional” act of outraging religious feelings …

SC says not discussing women's entry into Sabarimala; top court to frame larger questions on religious discrimination against women by 6 Feb
4 years, 11 months ago

SC says not discussing women's entry into Sabarimala; top court to frame larger questions on religious discrimination against women by 6 Feb

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court said it will frame legal questions to be adjudicated by a nine-judge bench on religious discrimination against women at various religious places, which have arisen out of the Sabarimala case New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it will frame legal questions to be adjudicated by a nine-judge bench on religious discrimination against women at various …

Another Kerala woman allegedly stopped from entering Sabarimala moves SC; plea to be heard next week
5 years, 1 month ago

Another Kerala woman allegedly stopped from entering Sabarimala moves SC; plea to be heard next week

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear next week the plea of a Kerala woman who was allegedly prevented from visiting the Sabarimala temple despite the apex court's verdict allowing entry of women of all age groups into the shrine. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde considered the submission of senior advocate Indira Jaising that her client, …

Woman moves SC over safety at Sabari
5 years, 1 month ago

Woman moves SC over safety at Sabari

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Activist Bindu Ammini on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking safe passage and protection for women of all age groups going to the Sabarimala temple. The top court while referring the issue of the entry of women in the Sabarimala temple to a larger bench had clubbed it with the issue of Muslim women’s entry to mosques, cases …

Sabarimala row: Activist Bindu Ammini asks SC to direct Kerala govt to provide security for women visiting shrine
5 years, 1 month ago

Sabarimala row: Activist Bindu Ammini asks SC to direct Kerala govt to provide security for women visiting shrine

Firstpost  

The application filed by Bindu A, a lawyer and law teacher, said she is the first woman to enter the Sabarimala temple after the 28 September, 2018 verdict of the top court in the matter New Delhi: A plea was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday seeking direction to the Kerala government to ensure safe passage of women, regardless …

Sabarimala row: Women devotees bear the brunt as politicians, interest groups continue to weaponise temple entry issue
5 years, 1 month ago

Sabarimala row: Women devotees bear the brunt as politicians, interest groups continue to weaponise temple entry issue

Firstpost  

It’s still early days — the Sabarimala season continues till mid-January. But the message has already been delivered: No person in authority, no government official, no police personnel is going to protect a woman who is of “menstruating age” if she tries to enter the shrine. Unlike the situation in September 2018, when the state government had ensured police protection …

Trupti Desai in Kochi, to visit Sabarimala to offer prayers at Lord Ayyappa shrine
5 years, 1 month ago

Trupti Desai in Kochi, to visit Sabarimala to offer prayers at Lord Ayyappa shrine

India TV News  

Women's rights activist Trupti Desai reached Kochi on Tuesday to proceed to Sabarimala to offer prayers at the Lord Ayyappa shrine. Desai and a few other activists who landed at the Kochi International Airport early Tuesday have been taken to Kochi city police commissionerate. She said she has come up with the 2018 order of the Supreme Court permitting entry …

Sabarimala verdict: Justice delayed
5 years, 1 month ago

Sabarimala verdict: Justice delayed

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has possibly ushered in yet another turbulent and uncertain pilgrimage season at the Sabarimala temple in Kerala and in the State in general with its November 14 decision to keep pending over 55 review petitions and a handful of writ petitions filed against its previous judgment declaring the temple’s practice of barring the entry of women between …

Massive crowds throng Sabarimala Temple amid crisis over women's entry
5 years, 1 month ago

Massive crowds throng Sabarimala Temple amid crisis over women's entry

India Today  

The Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala on Sunday witnessed a heavy rush of devotees on the second day of the annual two-month-long Mandala-Makaravilakku puja pilgrimage season which began on November 16. The state and temple precincts had witnessed protests by right wing outfits and BJP workers last year after the LDF government decided to implement the Supreme Court verdict of …

Top news of the day: 10 women turned back from Sabarimala, Anil Ambani quits as RCom director, and more
5 years, 1 month ago

Top news of the day: 10 women turned back from Sabarimala, Anil Ambani quits as RCom director, and more

The Hindu  

According to officials at the police headquarters here, women officers at Pampa had, as part of established security protocol, verified the identity proof furnished by a broad set of pilgrims from Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh and found several women were under the age of 50. | Sabarimala temple opens for two-month long pilgrimage season Company’s loss ballooned to ₹30,142 crore …

Sabarimala temple opens for 2-month long Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season
5 years, 1 month ago

Sabarimala temple opens for 2-month long Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season

India TV News  

Amid tight security, the gates of the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala were thrown open for the two-month long Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season. Kandararu Mahesh Mohanararu opened the sanctum sanctorum of the temple at 5 pm, and performed the poojas, as hundreds of devotees from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and other neighbouring states thronged the shrine located in a reserve forest of …

3 Andhra women not allowed Sabarimala darshan
5 years, 2 months ago

3 Andhra women not allowed Sabarimala darshan

India TV News  

The Kerala police on Saturday did not allow three women, who were part of a group, to go to the Sabarimala temple to pray after checking the identity cards of the women. The temple tradition disallows women in the age group of 10 to 50 years to enter the temple precinct. Sources said the three women were separated from the …

Sabarimala temple opens today, no protection for women activists
5 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala temple opens today, no protection for women activists

India Today  

Two days after the Supreme Court deferred the verdict on the Sabarimala issue, the Lord Ayappa Temple is all set to open today for the Mandala Pooja festival. No police protection for women According to sources, Kerala government has decided that the police will not be providing protection to women activists visiting the Sabarimala temple. Several ministers in the Pinarayi …

Sabarimala Pilgrim progress not to be smooth
5 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala Pilgrim progress not to be smooth

Deccan Chronicle  

Alappuzha: The Sabarimala pilgrimage season beginning on Sunday may not pass smoothly with many young women determined to have darshan of Lord Ayyappa and the Hindu fringe groups vowing to block them. The Supreme Court order on Thursday referring the review petitions to a larger bench has not made things easy for the government as there is no stay on …

Kerala minister says they may not escort women into Sabarimala this year
5 years, 2 months ago

Kerala minister says they may not escort women into Sabarimala this year

Op India  

On Thursday, following the Supreme Court verdict on Sabarimala, the Communist-led Kerala government LDF government described the verdict of the top court as “very complex” and refused to provide any assistance to women wishing to enter the Sabarimala shrine. Read: Today’s judgement by Supreme Court has effectively dislodged the 2018 verdict in Sabarimala case: Advocate J Sai Deepak Even Kerala …

SC verdict on Sabarimala: Kerala govt to consult legal experts to get more clarity on decision, says Pinarayi Vijayan
5 years, 2 months ago

SC verdict on Sabarimala: Kerala govt to consult legal experts to get more clarity on decision, says Pinarayi Vijayan

Firstpost  

Vijayan said the Supreme Court has not changed its stand with regard to the 28 September order of 2018 that allowed women of all age groups to offer prayers at the shrine. Thiruvananthapuram: The Left government would consult legal experts to get more clarity on the Supreme Court’s Sabarimala verdict but it seems that the earlier order on allowing entry …

Sabarimala verdict: Kerala Govt to consult legal experts for 'more clarity'
5 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala verdict: Kerala Govt to consult legal experts for 'more clarity'

India TV News  

The left government would consult legal experts to get more clarity on the Supreme Court's Sabarimala verdict but it seems that the earlier order on allowing entry of women of all age groups still stands, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Thursday. The five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Thursday said a larger bench will re-examine various religious …

Why Sabarimala issue shouldn't be clubbed with women entry to mosques
5 years, 2 months ago

Why Sabarimala issue shouldn't be clubbed with women entry to mosques

Op India  

Today, a five judge bench of the Supreme Court decided to refer a bundle of cases to a larger seven judge bench: the Sabarimala Temple case, petitions relating to entry of women into mosques as well as the matter of female genital mutilation within the Dawoodi Bohra community. Read: SC refers the Sabarimala matter to a larger bench by 3:2 …

SC verdict on Sabarimala: Judicial remedy sought against ban on women for first time in 2006 against 1991 Kerala HC ruling; a timeline
5 years, 2 months ago

SC verdict on Sabarimala: Judicial remedy sought against ban on women for first time in 2006 against 1991 Kerala HC ruling; a timeline

Firstpost  

SC refers to larger seven-judge bench for re-examining various religious issues, including entry of women into Sabarimala temple and mosques and the practice of female genital mutilation in the Dawoodi Bohra community. 1990: S Mahendran files plea in Kerala High Court seeking ban on women’s entry to Lord Ayyappa Temple at Sabarimala. 28 September: SC, in 4:1 verdict, allows entry …

Sabarimala verdict: SC refers matter to 7-judge bench in 3:2 split verdict, says ruling may impact other communities, religious practices
5 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala verdict: SC refers matter to 7-judge bench in 3:2 split verdict, says ruling may impact other communities, religious practices

Firstpost  

Supreme Court on Thursday said restrictions on women in religious places were not limited to Sabarimala alone and was prevalent in other places of worship as well as it referred all review pleas to a larger seven-judge bench in a split 3:2 verdict. “Compliance with the Supreme Court judgments is not optional, hold Justices Chandrachud and Rohinton Nariman.” The apex …

Political parties in Kerala welcome SC decision in Sabarimala case
5 years, 2 months ago

Political parties in Kerala welcome SC decision in Sabarimala case

India TV News  

Political parties in Kerala on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court decision to refer its September 28, 2018 order allowing women of all ages into the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala to a larger bench. Hailing the verdict, Leader of the Opposition Ramesh Chennithala asked the Left-led state government "not to create issues" by providing security and taking women in the …

Sabarimala case sent to a 7-Judge Supreme Court bench, two judges dissent
5 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala case sent to a 7-Judge Supreme Court bench, two judges dissent

India TV News  

The Supreme Court of India has sent the review petition pertaining to essential religious practices in the Sabarimala and other places to a 7-Judge Bench. A five-judge constitution bench of Supreme Court by 3-2 majority referred to 7-judge bench to consider the Supreme Court's earlier decision of quashing the custom barring entry of women of 10-50 age group into Sabarimala …

Ferocity of Sabarimala protests proves Hinduism is taking on Abrahamic characteristics to tackle external threats
5 years, 2 months ago

Ferocity of Sabarimala protests proves Hinduism is taking on Abrahamic characteristics to tackle external threats

Firstpost  

The issue of entry of menstruating women into the Sabarimala temple should never have been the cause for a debate on the touchstone of one-size-fits-all feminism. Union women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi’s opinion that the Supreme Court verdict on Sabarimala has made Hinduism more “inclusive” is more than a little ironic. However, as Justice Malhotra had pointed out …

Sabarimala case: SC refuses to stay entry of women into temple, govt waits legal clarity
5 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala case: SC refuses to stay entry of women into temple, govt waits legal clarity

India Today  

Days before the gates of the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala are scheduled to open for the annual Mandala pilgrimage, the Supreme Court has decided to leave the issue of access of women to the Temple open. "The debate about the constitutional validity of practices entailing into restriction of entry of women generally in the place of worship is not limited …

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