A day after devotees opposing entry of women into Sabarimala Templeclashed with the police at Nilackal, the Kerala government Thursday charged that the RSS was trying to ‘destroy’ the Lord Ayyappa shrine by ‘unleashing terror’. The BJP, however, countered the allegation, saying the CPI(M)-led LDF government was trying to tarnish the Ayyappa Temple and was responsible for creating tension at the holy shrine.
Blocking devotees from proceeding to the Ayyappa Temple and forcing them to return by creating terror were part of the RSS-Sangh Parivar’s move to ‘destroy’ Sabarimala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan charged in a Facebook post.