Sabarimala: Oh lord! Ayyappa abode turns into a battlefield

  • | Thursday | 18th October, 2018

Many other media persons including K B Sreedharan of Mathrubhumi also came under attack.Police resorted to baton charge after protesters stopped a KSRTC bus and forced women passengers to get off. Speaking to media at Sannidhanam on Wednesday evening, Surendran said the state government is bound to executive the apex court order.Meanwhile, Save Sabarimala forum member Rahul Easwar claimed that he was stopped by police from proceeding to Sabarimala at Nilackal along with his grandmother. Women journalists who suffered injuries in the attack have been identified as Saritha Balan of The News Minute, Pooja Prasanna of Republic TV, Radhika Ramaswamy of CNN-News 18 and Maushumi Singh of India Today. Within an hour, police cleared all the protestors. NILACKAL: Groups of unruly protesters continued to hold Nilackal to ransom on Wednesday, pelting stones at vehicles and police and forcibly stopping vehicles, including one that belonged to police, to check for presence of women in the age group of 10 to 50.The agitators didn’t spare even the media persons who were stationed there.

NILACKAL: Groups of unruly protesters continued to hold Nilackal to ransom on Wednesday, pelting stones at vehicles and police and forcibly stopping vehicles, including one that belonged to police, to check for presence of women in the age group of 10 to 50.The agitators didn’t spare even the media persons who were stationed there. Women journalists who suffered injuries in the attack have been identified as Saritha Balan of The News Minute, Pooja Prasanna of Republic TV, Radhika Ramaswamy of CNN-News 18 and Maushumi Singh of India Today. Many other media persons including K B Sreedharan of Mathrubhumi also came under attack.Police resorted to baton charge after protesters stopped a KSRTC bus and forced women passengers to get off. Within an hour, police cleared all the protestors. Pathanamthitta district collector has clamped Section 144 in Nilackal and Pamba on Thursday.Three cars, including two hired by television channels, were damaged by protesters at Nilackal in the morning and crowds of men were seen clapping their hands in celebration as vehicles retreated.Police, who were clearly outnumbered, remained mute spectators earlier in the day.At Pamba, police took into custody 83-year-old Devika Antharjanam, wife of Kandararu Maheshwararu, the supreme priest of Thazhamon family. Her daughter Mallika Nambudiri , 57, was also forcefully removed by police from a venue of protest in Pamba.On Wednesday at around 5am, the police dismantled the protest tent of Sabarimala Rituals and Traditions Protection Committee, arresting two people and chasing away devotees who began gathering there in the morning.Devaswom minister Kadakampilly Surendran said the government won’t tolerate violence in the name of Sabarimala pilgrims. Speaking to media at Sannidhanam on Wednesday evening, Surendran said the state government is bound to executive the apex court order.Meanwhile, Save Sabarimala forum member Rahul Easwar claimed that he was stopped by police from proceeding to Sabarimala at Nilackal along with his grandmother.

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