Sabarimala Row  

The Supreme Court will hear a batch of petitions with respect to the most controversial Sabarimala temple that brought massive criticisms for allowing women of all ages to enter the shrine

One of the two women who managed to enter the Sabarimala temple was attacked with pepper spray when she was entering the shrine. Ammini and Activist Trupti Desai had reached the Kochi commissioner office to seek police security.

When the women from Andhra Pradesh were about to trek to the shrine, Kerala Police made them understand that women in the age of 10-50 cannot enter the shrine.  
 

BJP spokesperson Sudhir Verma has opined that if Supreme Court order on Sabarimala has to be implemented, so should the order on Azan be. 

The Sabarimala Karma Samithi leaders urged to end the harassment of its activists in the name of breach of law and order. Regarding this protest, the LDF and UDF have accused the Sabarimala Karma Samithi of violating the model code of conduct during Lok Sabha election.

NSS general secretary G Sukumaran Nair said that CPI(M) state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan has no right to criticise them for standing with the devotees with respect to the Sabarimala issue. 
 

It is reported that the Malayalam film director Priyanandan was shoved and cow dung was poured on him over his controversial statement on Sabarimala. He told the media that he could identify the people who were involved in the attack

On January 16 too, Reshma and Shanila attempted to enter Sabarimala shrine. But the two were stopped by a group of protesters at Nilakkal.

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

 
 

One of the two women who entered Sabarimala on January 2, Kanakadurga reached her house on January 15, only to be beaten up by her mother-in-law. It is reported that Kanakadurga was admitted to Perinthalmanna taluk hospital regarding this attack.
 

Surendran is currently out on bail and the Kerala high court has given strict orders stopping him from entering Pathanamthitta, where Sabarimala temple is situated
 

Rahul Eswar, leader of Ayyappa Dharma Sena from Kerala, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) spokesperson Shashikanth Sharma, and Bajrang Dal leaders took part in the torch light protest held at town Hall in Bengaluru.

 

Rajeev Chandrasekhar told MyNation that the Sabarimala row was being used by the left government of Pinarayi Vijayan in Kerala to deflect attention from its own acute failures in governance. The first look of Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi as the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is out and it is hard to recognise the actor. All this and more on MyNation in 100 seconds.

Fresh violence erupted in Kerala after news of Sasikala from Sri Lanka climbing the 18 steps and entering Sabarimala surfaced. The temple traditions and sentiments of devotees should be respected, said Sri Sri Ravishankar, founder of the Art of Living Foundation, requesting people not to indulge in violence.