The Travancore Devaswom Board, which runs the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple in Kerala, took a U-turn by supporting its verdict which had allowed women of all age groups to enter the shrine.
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During the meeting of the ‘renaissance’ committee, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan emphasized that continuation of activities for the “protection of the renaissance values” is important.
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Bindu Ammini, one of the first two women who entered the Sabarimala shrine successfully after the landmark Supreme Court ruling, has claimed that she was exercising a constitutional right to equality while entering the temple despite the risk to her life.
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The Kerala government, on Friday, has confirmed that 51 women, aged 10 to 50 have visited the Sabarimala shrine during the recent pilgrimage season. According to media reports, the state government has also submitted the list of 51 women to the Supreme Court.
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The National Commission of Minorities wrote to the Union home minister, Rajnath Singh, that the protests over women’s entry into the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple is a “deliberate attempt” of some political parties to trigger communal riots in Kerala.
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Soon after the news of two women in their early 40s had entered the Sabarimala temple with police protection, on Wednesday, became public, violence erupted in many parts of Kerala.
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Venugopalan Nair, 49, has set himself a blaze by pouring petrol over his body in front of the Bharatiya Janata Party protest venue in Sabarimala at around 2am on Thursday.
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Women activist and Bhumata Brigade leader Trupti Desai along with six others had reached the Kochi airport on Friday at 4.45 in the morning. However, she was greeted by large number of police and CISF personnel and protesters at the airport.
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The Kerala chief minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, has called for an all-party meeting to discuss issue related to entry of women in the Sabarimala temple and to propose certain arrangements that can be made to let women of all ages enter the temple.
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