Hindu right wing outfits, enraged over the closure of the Sabarimala temple for purification rituals following the entry of two women of childbearing age to the sanctum, unleashed violence across the State on Wednesday.
In Thiruvananthapuram, the police lobbed tear gas shells and used water cannons to break up a street fight between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers and Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] activists near the Secretariat. An officer, a few journalists and several BJP and CPI(M) workers were injured in the incident.