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Sabarimala: 'Deliberate' attempts being made to destroy

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Press Trust of India Thiruvananthapuram
Last Updated : Oct 08 2018 | 7:00 PM IST

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Monday flayed those agitating against his government's move to implement the Supreme Court verdict on entry of women of all ages into the Sabarimala temple, saying "deliberate" efforts were being made to destroy the state's unity and secular fabric.

As protests against the verdict continued in the state with police chasing away BJP activists at Haripad in Alappuzha district, a plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking review of the judgement which lifted the ban on entry of women of all ages into the Lord Ayyappa temple.

The petition filed by Shylaja Vijayan, president of National Ayyappa Devotees Association, said the September 28 judgmentis "absolutely untenable and irrational.."

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First Published: Oct 08 2018 | 7:00 PM IST

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