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The current arrest is for the complaint filed by R. Radha Krishna Menon after her controversial Facebook post. Activist Rehana Fatima was arrested in the case of hurting religious sentiments of Ayyappa devotees. The arrest was made after the High Court rejected their anticipatory bail. The police team led by Pathanamthitta CI was arrested Rahana Fathima from Cochin at noon. Her arrest was made based on a complaint filed for hurting religious sentiments. Is it the Pinarayi government’s strategy to get back into the Ayyappa devotee side, through the arrest of the girl with the watermelon? Following the Supreme Court…

Section 144 had extended up to 30 at Sabarimala sannidanam, Pampa, Nilakkal, and Elavunkal. Police said the decision to extend the section 144 has been extended for four more days. The decision was taken by the district collector on the basis of the police report. Last month, section 144 was issued for seven days from midnight on 15th. The police wanted to extend section 144 until the end of pilgrim season. The new police team will be in charge of Sabarimala from November 30th, IG Dinendra Kashyap will head the new team.

An Ayyappa devotee playing Harivarasanam to dedicate all devotees.

The state of Kerala has been grappling with a rising tide of traffic violations, a trend that poses significant risks to the safety of road users. Over-speeding, rash driving, drunk driving, and the use of mobile phones while driving are among the most commonly observed violations. Despite stringent traffic laws, the lack of adherence to these rules has led to a surge in road accidents, often resulting in severe injuries and loss of lives. This alarming situation underscores the need for effective measures to curb traffic violations. The Kerala Transport Department’s initiative to involve the public in reporting these violations…

The High Court of Kerala observed that police excess cannot be permitted in Sabarimala in the guise of implementing the SC judgment on women entry. The special bench for consideration of Devaswom Matters orally remarked that police arrangements causing hardships to genuine devotees. High Court asked the State Attorney under what authority police can restrict devotees’ right to worship. Police cannot be present in the Nadappandal, which is a resting place for devotees; the place of police is in the barracks, observed High Court. In 2017 a single police officer could manage a huge crowd of devotees at Sannidanam and this…

Rani Nair, a Kerala based women who live in Toronto, Ontario wrote an open letter to Trupti Desai. Her letter is the representation of all Ayyappa devotees. Here is her FB letter. I don’t understand why you have to fight for equality for us. Hindu south Indian women. We are a society which follows matriarchal system in India unlike the patriarchal system in your community. I’ve lived in the North of India a few years, and I was downhearted by how you treat your daughters and daughters-in-law. I’m so proud to be born in Kerala as a Hindu woman, where my…

This year Sabarimala pilgrimage season is a complete failure still now. A peaceful visit to the shrine is a dream for devotees. The troubles were starts on a bus trip to Pumpa. The Nilakkal bus depot is another police hub and from 8.30 pm police stop buses to Pumpa. Usually, devotees used to reach Pumpa between 10.00 – 12.00 pm and after the holy bath at 1.00 am they were moved to Sannidanam. They can be in the first queue while the shrine opens at 5 am and from their pilgrim can follow towards the “Nyabhishekam” (ghee offering). The Kerala…

It is the first ever incident in the history of Sabarimala temple, devotees have been arrested without any provocation, in the odd hours at Sannidhanam. Police treated devotees as criminals as the devotees were chanting prayers at Sannidhanam. Police dragged the devotees and trampled them with boots. Protests have been spreading statewide against the brutal act of police. Tension gripped the hilltop Sabarimala shrine late on Sunday night as over 100 Ayyappa devotees suddenly gathered to chant hymns outside the temple. After nearly an hour-long stand-off, they were taken into custody and being brought downhill to the base camp. The…

The left government again showed the dark side of the police-raj. K. Surendran the BJP leader had arrested the way to Sabarimala with “irumudikettu” (holy offering). The police on Saturday took BJP leader K. Surendran into preventive custody after he attempted to enter Sabarimala through the check-post at Nilackal, the base camp 26 km downhill from the forest shrine. A police team led by Superintendent of Police Yatish Chanda hustled him away in a patrol van to the district police headquarters at Pathanamthitta at 7.20 p.m. Chittar police registered an FIR against K Surendran slapping charges under CrPC 151 and…

The Hindu Aikya Vedi and Sabarimala Karma Samithi have called a dawn-to-dusk flash hartal across Kerala on Saturday to protest the arrest of Vedi president K.P. Sasikala, who was on the way to Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta on Friday night. Public transport, such as autorickshaws and personal vehicles, remained off the street, setting the commuters. The KSRTC didn’t operate services except for its Sabarimala specials as the numbers of pilgrims were much less than normal. A tense situation prevailed in the area as protesters converged on streets as early as 7.30 a.m. They also organized a march to the office of…