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Subsequently, 258 cases were registered
against 2,000 people for defying an order of the
Supreme Court.
The police arrested people from
Pathanamthitta - the district where the
place of worship is located, Kozhikode,
Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, and some
other places.
Views from Leading Lights
-Actor Rajnikanth
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There is no second opinion on equality for
women in every sphere. But when you talk
about a temple, every temple has its time-
honored rituals, besides traditions being
followed for a long time. My humble opinion is
that no one should interfere in that.
-Union minister Smriti Irani
I am nobody to speak against the Supreme
Court verdict as I am a serving cabinet minister.
But just plain common sense is that would you
carry a napkin seeped with menstrual blood
and walk into a friend’s house. You would not.
LDF government led by chief minister Pinarayi
Vijayan would have to pay a “heavy price” if the
suppression of the agitation continues.
There is no restriction for women to offer
prayers in any other Ayyappa temple… The
uniqueness of the Sabarimala shrine has to be
protected.
-Kerala chief minister Pinarayi
Vijayan
And would you think it is respectful to do the
same when you walk into the house of God?
That is the difference. I have the right to pray,
but no right to desecrate. That is the difference
that we need to recognize and respect. We have already made this very clear that we
will abide by whatever the apex court verdict
is. Now that the verdict has come, we will
implement it.
-BJP President Amit Shah -Indian Actress Trisha Krishnan
We [the BJP] will uproot this government if it
continues arresting people who protested the
Supreme Court verdict [on women’s entry into
the Sabarimala].
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