Reportedly a Sabarimala Karma Samithi protester named Chandran Unnithan succumbed to the fatal injuries he received during stone pelting between opposing groups on Wednesday evening at Pandalam in Pathanamthitta district. Meanwhile two CPI (M) workers, identified as Kannan and Aju, have been taken into custody, and police will make more arrests in this case.
Accordingly the protests broke out after two young women below 50 years, Bindu Ammini and Kanakadurga, entered Sabarimala temple on Wednesday morning. Furthermore Pandalam police told Asianet, however, that the protests in Pandalam had been held against the police’s instructions and without police permission. Reports added “The Pandalam CI had warned Sabarimala Karma Samithi that any protests there could turn into a battle given the delicate situation. If the police’s instructions had been followed, this sad incident would not have happened”.
Moreover a hartal has been declared in the state to protest the entry of two women below 50 years, Bindu Ammini and Kanaka Durga, into Sabarimala temple on Wednesday morning, and to mark the death of Chandran Unnithan in fighting over the issue.
