'Huge victory', says Rahul Easwar after women denied entry at Sabarimala

December 23, 2018 19:39

As the 11 women returned from Sabarimala after being denied entry, activist Rahul Easwar termed the development as "huge" victory for the Lord Ayyapaa devotees.

Easwar later removed the tweet.

The 11 women could barely move 100 metres through the traditional path towards the temple. The women and the police had to virtually run from the scene to the safety of a nearby guardroom, abandoning the trekking plan, after being booed by protesters.

Defying prohibitory orders, hundreds of devotees thronged the forest path here blocking the way of the women, who reached in the early hours from Chennai. Police tried to remove the protesters by force as they were not ready to budge despite their repeated announcements to disperse and end the namajapa (chanting sacred hymns) protest.

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