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The Travancore Devaswom Board changed stance on the Supreme Court verdict allowing the entry of women into the temple has met the ire of the Pandalam royal family. Earlier, the Board had taken a stand against the SC verdict and sought more time to implement the verdict.

Retired police officials convened a meet at Pandalam Valiya Koyikkal Temple on January 14. While inaugurating the prayer function in Pathanamthitta by the retired police officials, former Kerala Police chief Senkumar criticised the state government

 
 

The Supreme Court verdict on September 28 allowing the entry of women of all age groups into Kerala’s Sabarimala temple had made the famous shrine a battlefield.

The Pandalam family said their relationship with the Sabarimala temple did not change every five years. Here’s what MyNation found out:

Kerala chief minister mentioned that a thantri doesn't have any right to take any such decision. A thantri can only take decision on pujas of the temple, Vijayan said. Pandalam Palace representative Shashi Kumar Varma expressed his resentment over Vijayan's remark against the thantri.
 

 A protest rally by BJP-led NDA began from Pandalam in Pathanamthitta district and would end in front of the Secretariat here with a demonstration on October 15. BJP state president PS Sreedharan Pillai and Bharat Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS) president Thushar Vellapally led the march.

Pandalam royal family, Nair Service Society (NSS), National Ayyappa Bhaktha Women Collective and NGO Chethana have filed a review petition in the Supreme Court on Sabarimala verdict.