Two ladies have also filed a contempt petition against the Sabarimala temple's 'Thantri' and authorities
In his customary policy address marking the beginning of the 14th session of the Assembly, he said the state government had stood for gender equality, social justice and the dignity of toiling masses
Clearly, the people celebrating this victory at Sabarimala are predominantly dominant caste Hindu women
The women, said to be in their late 30s, claimed that they had come to the temple after undertaking the 41-day 'vritham' (penance)
Both women, who are now under police custody, sat on indefinite fast demanding that they be allowed to enter the shrine
After the Supreme Court verdict, Gandhi had said that all women should be allowed to enter the Sabarimala temple
In India, leveraging the machinery of state to settle disturbances arising from matters of faith is not unheard of
The Sabarimala protests are a blot on the progressive state whose highest literacy has not translated to good education
The houses of certain BJP workers have also been attacked in the area forcing the district administration to impose prohibitory orders
Calling for legislative intervention on the Sabarimala issue, the Congress voiced its concern over the tense situation in Kerala
The police have registered 801 cases in connection with the violence that broke out after various organisations called for a state-wide shut down of shops and other establishments
Media reported that the latest woman, whom they identified as Sasikala, has had her uterus removed, which would mean she cannot menstruate
Sasikala, who was accompanied by her husband, Saravanan, and son for darshan, told reporters at Pamba that she was not allowed to offer prayers at the temple
Kerala under Pinarayi Vijayan is becoming a laboratory for the democratic self-assertion of women
12-hour hartal has been called by Hindu outfits in Kerala over women's entry in Sabarimala temple. Track Live updates on Kerala shutdown
The Sabarimala temple was shut on January 2 after two women prayed there and was reopened an hour later after the priests performed 'purification rituals'
Journalists and camera persons have faced the ire of frenzied protesters of the saffron outfits across Kerala while trying to cover the violence spread by them
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In Thrissur, three BJP activists were stabbed during a clash with workers of the Social Democratic Party of India
Vijayan said the two women were not 'airdropped' to Sabarimala but went as normal devotees and the other pilgrims did not protest