Either they belonged to other religion or lacked faith on Hindu gods and goddesses. They had hatched a plot to create confusion.
Chennai: BJP senior and party’s MP L. Ganesan took strong exception to the Kerala government for “trying to hurt the sentiments” of the Lord Ayyappa devotees by making the police escort women who had no faith on the god up to the Sannidhanam.
Seeking a review of the Supreme Court verdict on the Sabarimala case Mr. Ganesan said on Tuesday that the judgment which accorded permission to all women to enter the temple “is basically wrong.” “It (judgment) is also against our culture and tradition besides religious beliefs. So it should be reviewed,” he said.
Even if one went by the verdict that allowed the women in the 10 – 50 years age group to enter into the Sabarimala temple, it had apparently referred only to the Lord Ayyappa’s devotees. “But so far, the 15 women who had attempted to visit Sabarimala, didn’t have faith on Lord Ayyappa. Either they belonged to other religion or lacked faith on Hindu gods and goddesses. They had hatched a plot to create confusion. Hence, appropriate legal action could be initiated on whoever indulges in acts aimed at hurting the religious sentiments,” Ganesan told reporters in Coimbatore after launching the BJP women wing’s rally in the city protesting against SC order.
