Sabarimala Issue  

On Wednesday, CPM's mouthpiece Deshabhimani carried a post-poll evaluation report, prepared by the party's central committee which was discussed during the two-day state committee meeting in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The report suggests that the issue of entry of women in Sabarimala temple made a significant impact in the 2019 Lok Sabha election. 
 

The BJP’s stance on the Sabarimala issue echoes the larger sentiments of the people of Kerala. Their chances of reaping its benefits in the Lok Sabha election seem rather high. Here’s how their chants of Saranam Ayyappa seems to be paying dividends.
 

Kerala’s Chief Electoral Officer Teeka Ram Meena said strict measures would be imposed against politicians, who use Sabarimala as a topic for their campaign during the upcoming Lok Sabha election. It would be a violation of the code of conduct.

The 65 petitions regarding the Sabarimala issue were heard by a five-judge constitution bench led by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi
 

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. 
 

The main agenda of Rahul Gandhi's visit will be to kick start the election campaign of the party. It is also reported that Rahul Gandhi will clarify his stand on the Sabarimala issue during this visit.

Sabarimala has turned out to be an issue that raises the debate on right to equality and right to religion, says Mohandas Pai, in an exclusive interview to MyNation. Why doesn't CPI(M) stand for issues like the nun rape case or the beliefs of Ayyappa devotees?

 

The Kerala high court has set up a monitoring team consisting of two senior judges and a senior IPS officer, specialising in Sabarimala issues. The government will implement new decisions in Sabarimala under their direction.

The leaders who have resigned are BJP state committee member Vellanad Krishnakumar, party's district leaders Uzhamalakkal Jayakumar, Tholokode Surendran and V Sukumaran. They alleged that the BJP was trying to drive a wedge in society by using the Sabarimala issue.

Hadiya’s father KM Ashokan extended his support to the BJP's ongoing protest over the Sabarimala issue. The BJP general secretary B Gopalakrishnan granted Ashokan membership to the party. Over 50 other people also joined BJP on the same day.
 

BJP leader, MT Ramesh, said that the Ayyappa devotee took this extreme step in protest against the Kerala government's attitude towards the Sabarimala issue. He also pointed out that the devotee was annoyed by the government’s irresponsible approach towards the BJP.
 

Devaswom minister Kadakampally Surendran said that the UDF created problems when the Kerala Assembly session began because they have not yet recovered from the ‘shameful stand’ that they have taken over the Sabarimala issue.
 

When Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan was answering a question on the Sabarimala issue in the Assembly, he said that the police have sought RSS leader Valsan Thillankery’s help to avoid clashes at the famous shrine

Kerala Police arrested devotees, who were just chanting ‘saranam’. Ayyappa devotees protested in Kannur, Kerala, against the government's irreligious stand on Sabarimala issue.