Bindu Ammini, 40, a law lecturer at Kerala’s Kannur University and Kanakadurga, 39, a civil servant — the two women who entered the Sabarimala shrine following the Supreme Court’s (SC) verdict are, reportedly, facing threats from hardline Hindutva organisations. Kanakadurga and Bindu Ammini have now been forced to go into hiding following their visit to the temple.
Reuters reported that the two women are currently at an undisclosed location outside of Kochi. Speaking to Reuters, 40-year-old Bindu said, “This BJP government has a duty to regulate and control their members.” Bindu also said, “I always say that I trust the police persons, the state government of Kerala and also our democratic society of Kerala.”
Bindu and 39-year-old Kanakadurga visited the shrine of Lord Ayyappa on January 2 to offer their prayers. Following their visit, temple authorities immediately shut the temple premises to carry out a “purification” ritual even as the state witnessed violent protests by Hindu groups in the immediate days after the women’s temple visit.
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