The BJP in Kerala Sunday announced a ‘Rath Yatra’ to save the customs and traditions of Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabrimala, intensifying the agitation against the entry of all women into the shrine, a day after its Chief Amit Shah extended the party’s support to devotees.
The yatra under the auspices of NDA would begin on November 8 from Kasargod and culminate at Pathanamthitta on November 13, BJP state president P S Sreedharan Pillai told reporters here. He said, “The party has decided to continue protests against the arrest of of Ayyappa devotees who participated in the agitation over Sabarimala issue.”