BJP chief Amit Shah likely to offer prayers at Sabarimala temple in Kerala on November 17

The BJP chief Amit Shah is likely to visit the Sabarimala temple in Kerala during the annual pilgrim season which begins from November 17, a party leader said on Monday.

BJP president has pledged his support for the devotees protesting at the entry of women of all age group into the Ayyappa temple and who got arrested later on. The temple politics is ones again becoming the centerstage of Indian politics where, the battle between the Left and the Right is seen quite at the surface.

"The BJP president has expressed desire to visit the Sabarimala temple. But no decision has been taken so far," a senior Kerala unit BJP leader told PTI in Thiruvananthapuram.

The Chief Minister of Kerala and senior leader of CPM, Pinarayi Vijayan said in his first public reaction, that ““Who are you trying to threaten, the Supreme Court? Your intention behind threatening Supreme Court was evident. The Supreme Court is going to hear the Babri Masjid case. You want the Supreme Court to pronounce its verdict according to your direction.”

“Are these the words that should come from the chief of the country’s ruling party? Can a leader of the ruling party adopt such an undemocratic stand,” the chief minister added.

BSP supremo Mayawati commented on the incident and said, “The statement of the ruling party president is condemnable and irresponsible. Court should take cognisance. It shows the democracy of the country is in danger. Autonomous institutions such as CBI, CVC, ED and RBI are facing crisis due to wrong perspective of the government and ego.”

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