LDF govt’s Sabarimala affidavit an attempt to mislead devotees, says Chennithala

Senior Congress person Ramesh Chennithala connected Saturday alleged that the caller affidavit filed by Kerala’s Left Democratic Front (LDF) authorities successful the Supreme Court connected the Sabarimala temple women’s introduction contented was an effort to mislead devotees. He demanded that the affidavit beryllium withdrawn immediately.

Addressing the media successful Aluva, Mr. Chennithala said the authorities had not changed its earlier basal connected the substance and the assertion that the presumption had been revised was “completely false.”

He said that connected examining the submission, it was wide that the authorities had not moved “even an inch” from its earlier position. “Instead of intelligibly informing the apex tribunal that women of menstruating property should not beryllium allowed to participate Sabarimala, the authorities had simply stated that the tribunal could instrumentality an due determination aft seeking the sentiment of spiritual leaders and societal reformers,” helium said. It amounted to the authorities evading the issue, helium added.

Rather than convincing the tribunal that the regularisation connected women’s introduction was an “essential spiritual practice,” the authorities continued to adhere to its earlier presumption that allowed the introduction of women of each ages, helium alleged.

Chennithala demanded that the authorities instantly retreat the submission filed earlier the Supreme Court and alternatively afloat judge the affidavit submitted earlier by the Oommen Chandy-led UDF authorities which had intelligibly stated that women of menstruating property should not beryllium allowed to participate the elevation shrine.

He alleged that the authorities was erstwhile again attempting to trample upon the sentiments of devotees. “Believers would recognise the treble standards of the authorities and respond accordingly,” helium said.