To prevent Ayyappa devotees from staying put (virivekkal) in Sannidhanam, the insensitive Pinarayi Vijayan government got the whole area drenched using water cannons on Sunday.
Responding to the move, senior RSS leader J Nandakumar, in a tweet, stated: “Cruelty thy name is Pinarayi”. Water cannons are generally used to disperse rioters. Here in #Sabarimala PinarayiPolice is using it to make the area, where pilgrims used to take rest, muddy.. to desist devotees from staying in the temple premises.”
Meanwhile, there are reports that the Central Intelligence agency has submitted its report before Union Home Ministry stating that Kerala government’s wrong policies led to crisis in Sabarimala. Unnecessary restrictions are creating troubles for devotees.
It is reported that union ministers Alphons Kannanthanam and Pon Radhakrishnan are expected to reach Sabarimala as observers.
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