Sabarimala Protest  

The Kerala minister said that the royal family are not able to realise that the times of monarchy are over. “It is not their rule now. It is the rule of democracy,” he added.

Amidst protests of people, religious leaders including Sri Sri Ravishankar of the Art of Living and Sadhguru of Isha Foundation have spoken about the Sabarimala issue. 

Rehana Fathima, the troublemaker who tried to enter Sabarimala, has been expelled from the Muslim community as her act “hurt lakhs of Hindu devotees and it is against the rituals of the Hindu community”. 

"I have never been to Sabarimala. But, I will stand with what is reasonable for women and the state," says Makkal Needhi Maiam president Kamal Haasan.

Devaswom minister Kadakampally Surendran stressed on the fact that activists, who intend to make a political point, have no place in Sabarimala. And thus the government need not protect such people, he said.

Activists and Lord Ayyappa devotees were beaten up brutally by Kerala police at Pamba near Sabarimala.

The BJP leader Shobha Surendran was arrested yesterday by the Kerala police during a protest.

Trupti Desai, who is fighting for women’s entry in Sabarimala temple, was heading towards Shirdi temple along with other protesters to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will be visiting Shirdi temple today.

A police team commanded by the IG Sreejith attempted taking woman journalist Kavitha of Mojo TV to the shrine. 30 priests of temple stopped the pooja, sat on dharna near 18 steps. Main tanthri (priest) and melshanthi are not part of this protest. 

Mahabaleshwar temple administration implements a conventional dress code, bans wearing shirt, pant, hat, cap and coat in the Gokarna temple, Karnataka.

Just when the protest took a nasty turn with devotees raising their voices against the entry of women into the Sabarimala shrine, TV Mohandas Pai shares his views on the Supreme Court verdict.

Scratch the surface beyond the optics of the protests and you will see a visible political hand that has stirred the emotional pot. The face-off has brought together the BJP and the Congress on the same platform over Sabarimala.

Kerala police is going to charge cases against people who spread messages on social media which instigate violence on Sabarimala issue.

New York Times reporter was forced to go back as she began to walk uphill to the Sabarimala shrine.

Many roads were found deserted and closed after the massive postest held against the Supreme Court's order allowing entry of women of all age groups into Sabarimala shrine.