Meanwhile in Kochi, Trupti Desai, founder of the Bhumata Brigade, is having breakfast at Kochi International Airport as she hasn't been able to leave the airport yet due to protests being carried out against her attempted visit to Sabarimala Temple in Kerala.


A large number of protesters gathered outside Kochi airport when Trupti Desai landed at 4:30 this morning in a bid to travel to enter the Sabarimala temple. The temple shrine opens to devotees this evening.


The protesters say they won't allow her and her colleagues to step out of the airport. Taxi drivers at the airport said they will not take her and her colleagues to their destination.


The Pune-based activist had written to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and state police chief about her plans to visit the shrine, seeking police protection during her visit to the state.


The protesters comprising devotees and BJP workers assembled early today outside the airport and stated shouting slogans. The police reached there in large numbers to control the situation. Desai said she won't return without visiting the temple.


Image: Trupti Desai has breakfast at Kochi International Airport after being unable to leave the yet due to protests being carried out against her attempted visit to the Sabarimala shrine.