With protests at the Sabrimala temple showing no signs of waning, the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which manages the shrine, said Friday that it would file a detailed report on the ‘grave situation’ to the Supreme Court. Agitations against a Supreme Court order that allowed women of all ages to enter the Lord Ayappa shrine in Sabarimala have intensified since Wednesday when the temple opened to the public. On Friday, two women — an activist and a journalist — who attempted to enter the shrine under police escort were turned back after threats by the temple priest that he would close the temple.
TDB president, A Padmakumar, who is also a CPI (M) party leader, reiterated that the board will not file a review petition in the SC. “Already as many as 25 review petitions have come up before the Supreme Court on the Sabarimala issue. The board is a respondent in all the petitions. Hence, we will get a chance to present our side. For now, we are going to furnish a report narrating the grave situation in the wake of the SC verdict,’’ he said.