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Kerala Polls: LDF Minister Committed Sin By Unleashing Cops On Ayyappa Devotees, Says Nirmala Sitharaman
Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman was referring to the clashes that broke out between the police and Ayyappa devotees during the Sabarimala protests in 2018 PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-04-04T08:26:19+05:30 Kerala Polls: LDF Minister Committed Sin By Unleashing Cops On Ayyappa Devotees, Says Nirmala Sitharaman outlookindia.com 2021-04-04T08:54:08+05:30
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday launched yet another attack on the LDF over the Sabarimala issue. Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman alleged that Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran committed a sin by unleashing the police on devotees of Lord Ayyappa during the Sabarimala protests in 2018.
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman being received during a BJP election rally at Cherpulassery on Saturday.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sithararaman has lashed out at the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government, saying that even women devotees were attacked in the name of Sabarimala.
Addressing a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) election rally at Cherpulassery near here on Saturday, Ms. Sitharaman said that Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran would not get redemption even after 600 years of tapasya (penance). She said Mr. Surendran had worked against the faithful on the Sabarimala issue.
Ms. Sitharaman said that devotees would not forgive the government for using lathis against them. She said Kerala had become a State with the largest debt, and unemployment had peaked.
Kerala Minister Kadakampally Surendran committed sin by unleashing cops on Ayyappa devotees: Nirmala Sitharaman
Reacting to Narendra Modi s allegation, Kadakampally Surendran said the PM made such a remark as he was misled by the state BJP leadership.
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KOZHIKODE: The BJP on Saturday continued to attack Kerala s ruling LDF over the Sabarimala issue with Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman alleging Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran committed a sin by unleashing police on devotees of Lord Ayyappa during the Sabarimala protests in 2018. The devotee who had gone to visit (darshan) the swami (god) was hit. This man (the Devaswom Minister), he cannot atone this sin if he does penance (tapas) even for 500 years, Sitharaman told a poll meeting held in a North Kerala constituency on the penultimate day of campaigning for the state Assembly elections.
When Sabarimala turns focus of campaigning in two segments in Kerala s Assembly polls
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Last Updated: Apr 01, 2021, 01:42 PM IST
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Though not located nearby, Konni, an Assembly constituency in Pathanamthitta district and Kazhakuttam in the state capital are two segments where the Sabarimala temple women entry issue and the protection of faith have taken the centre stage during the campaign.
One is a rural segment bordering the Western Ghats in central Travancore (south Kerala) and the other home to the country s pioneer IT hub here but there is a common factor between these two constituencies in Kerala, where Assembly election is just days away.