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Sabarimala: The verdict and after
by P M Ravindran on 05 Jan 2019 18 Comments

‘Give a man a rope long enough, he will hang himself’ is an old adage. That this could apply equally to institutions has just been proved by the then Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, and his male colleagues on the Supreme Court bench that delivered the Sabarimala verdict on 28 Sep 2018. The verdict is in flagrant violation of Article 26 of the Constitution of India which provides for the fundamental right to freedom of religion to all its citizens. This article states as follows:

 

26. Subject to public order, morality and health, every religious denomination or any section thereof shall have the right -

(a) to establish and maintain institutions for religious and charitable purposes;

(b) to manage its own affairs in matters of religion;

(c) to own and acquire movable and immovable property; and

(d) to administer such property in accordance with law.

 

Is there any ambiguity anywhere in the above article? Absolutely not. Justice Rohington Nariman, forming part of the bench, came close to the problem but went on to declare that the devotees of Ayyappa Swami, thronging the hill shrine by the millions, after following some of the toughest rituals for 41 days, are not a denomination (or part thereof). The rituals include fasting, remaining celibate, not shaving ones beard or cutting ones hair, etc. The more religious ones among them do not even sleep on beds or wear footwear during this period. They normally wear black or blue dhotis and matching shirts.

 

And once they begin these rituals with the donning of a tulsi or similar ‘mala’ (garland) with a pendant having the image of Ayyappa Swami, the devotee is always addressed as Swami (Lord). Women of the permitted age group, below 10 and above 50 years, are similarly called Maalikapurathamma, after the goddess of the temple next to Ayyappa’s, who is believed to be waiting for the day when no new devotee would visit the shrine and Ayyappa would marry her. There are no differences in caste or creed or even religion here. All the above practices of faith clearly distinguish Ayyappa devotees from others and make them eligible for being considered a denomination of their own.

 

But this is not the only occasion when judges have taken on themselves the task of linguistic experts and redefined English words. The most important and disastrous has been the redefinition of the term ‘Consultation’ used in the proviso to Article 124(2) which states:

Provided that in the case of appointment of a Judge other than the Chief Justice, the Chief Justice of India shall always be consulted (by the President of India)

 

It is absurd to claim that the one who is consulting is bound by the views of the one who is consulted. But thus was born the Collegium for appointment and transfer of judges of the high courts and apex court and which has been criticized heavily for lack of transparency and even nepotism. An interesting and relevant observation here is that this was conceived and nurtured during the time of P V Narasimha Rao’s government on crutches.

 

Judges who could not differentiate between the fundamental right to equality (Articles 14 to 18) and fundamental right to religious freedom (Articles 25 to 28) have not only discredited the institution of judiciary but also subverted the rule of law, criminally.

 

Equally preposterous is the failure of the Sabarimala bench to take cognizance of the breach of the fundamental right to equality evident in Article 25(2)(b) which states as follows:

(2) Nothing in this article shall affect the operation of any existing law or prevent the State from making any law—

(a) regulating or restricting any economic, financial, political or other secular activity which may be associated with religious practice;

(b) providing for social welfare and reform or the throwing open of Hindu religious institutions of a public character to all classes and sections of Hindus.

 

This is obviously in conflict with Article 15(1) which states explicitly that ‘The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them.’

[For more questionable judicial verdicts please see

https://raviforjustice.blogspot.com/2018/12/an-open-letter-to-chief-justice-of-india.html]

 

This verdict in the hands of Pinarayi Vijayan, the communist Chief Minister of Kerala, can be likened to an AK-47 in the hands of a serial killer. What has been happening in Kerala after that has been recaptured in some detail in the article ‘Nero fiddled while Rome burnt…’

[http://www.vijayvaani.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?aid=4849]

 

Here is the gist of what followed after the temple at Sabarimala opened for the pilgrimage season in mid November.

 

-        Section 144 of IPC was slapped in and around Sabarimala, starting from Erumeli, about 40 kms from the temple. Though it was only for a few days to begin with, it was extended continuously to cover the whole season.

 

-        Devotees doing naamajapa (chanting the Lord’s name) as a form of peaceful protest against the government’s failure to file a review petition and its eagerness to bring women of dubious intentions and questionable background to the temple were arrested and some even denied bail. The case of BJP leader K. Surendran is one instance. Even as a court would grant him bail, another case would be registered and he would be detained till the court would grant him bail again. This when even the Chief Minister reportedly has four cases pending against him and the Devaswom Minister is an absconder as far as the police version goes!

 

-        Devotees were not only barred from forming groups but even chanting the usual devotional chants (saranam vili, which helped to endure the strain of trekking through the forest paths)

 

-        Timings were restricted to harass and deny devotees even the fulfillment of their religious obligations, of which anointing the deity with the ghee brought filled in coconuts is of utmost importance.

 

-        Devotees were even denied spaces to rest after the grueling trek from Pamba. The police even kept the area wet so that no devotee could even sit after leaving Pamba till they returned to Pamba.

 

-        Even toilet and drinking water facilities were not provided.

 

-        Union Minister, Alphonse Kannanthanam, who visited Sabarimala to review the facilities provided, had to admonish the officials for not even spending a rupee from the Rs 100 crore provided by the Central Government exclusively for providing amenities in Sabarimala, post the floods.

 

-        Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan, a devotee of Ayyappa Swami, was shocked at the rude behavior of even the Superintendent of Police deployed at Nilakkal and the matter is being processed for breach of privilege by the Lok Sabha. The same police who refused to let the minister’s escort vehicles to Pamba, had actually driven some women activists in their own vehicles and taken them up to the premises of the shrine.

 

-        The gross violation of human rights in Sabarimala forced the High Court of Kerala to deploy a team of two retired judges and a serving DG of Police at Sabarimala to monitor and report whatever was happening there.

 

-        A few transgenders were allowed to worship at the temple without any resistance from the devotees.

 

-        Having failed to take women of restricted age group to the shrine during the first part of the season which ended on December 27, 2018 the government started striking conciliatory notes. That it was deceit would be revealed later.

 

Meanwhile, the Chief Minister announced a Vanitha Mathil (wall of women) from Kasargod to Thiruvananthapuram. The decision was announced in a meeting of some Hindu organizations chaired by Pinarayi Vijayan himself.  Media reports suggest that the idea was that of the Chief Minister and it was thrust on the participants, most of whom were quick to dissociate from the effort. This wall (January 1, 2019) was advertised to have the following objectives:

-        to prevent Kerala from becoming a lunatic asylum

-        to uphold the values of reformers and

-        to ensure gender equality.

-        The flex boards that went up on roadsides would easily have covered the length of the proposed wall twice over. Apart from the flex boards, the graffiti defaced most public walls.

 

But from the beginning, critics rightly pointed out that this was a ploy to impress the apex court when the revision petitions of Sabarimala were taken up on Jan. 23, 2019. The participants in the program were to be presented as supporters of women’s entry in Sabarimala. While in the Legislative Assembly, the Chief Minister asserted that the government was not involved and no expenditure was being incurred by the exchequer, it filed an affidavit in the Kerala High Court stating that it was a project for women’s empowerment and that the government had earmarked Rs 50 crores for it.

 

Thereafter began the threats, arm twisting and fleecing of all government employees and social security beneficiaries like workers of Kudumbasree, Asha workers, NREGS employees, old age pensioners and even flood victims, to participate in the Wall and also contribute to the expenditure. Even the explicit orders of the Kerala High Court banning compulsion on anyone to participate, and participation of children below 16 years, were thrown to the winds. The Chairperson of the Child Rights Commission even went to the extent of declaring that the court order was an infringement on the rights of children. It is learnt that somebody has filed a contempt of court petition against him in the High Court.

 

The anti-climax had two parts. First, the Chief Minister, on the eve of Jan. 1, 2019, admitted that the wall was in support of women’s entry in Sabarimala. Most of those who participated, either voluntarily or under compulsion, did not know this, as is evident from reports available on YouTube and social media.

 

Second, after lulling devotees with conciliatory statements, the citizens of Kerala woke up on Jan. 2, 2019 to the shocking news that two women, Bindu and Kanakadurga, who had failed to breach the tradition earlier, had visited the shrine in disguise in the wee hours of the day, around 03.45 a.m. These women had reportedly been under care of the Marxists for some days and been coached and trained on how to reach the shrine. They were taken to the shrine with police personnel accompanying them as devotees. A few suspicious devotees were informed that they were transgenders.

 

The Chief Minister himself broke the news that women of the restricted age group had reached the temple. This was confirmed by the media with video clips of the two women running through the forecourt of the Sannidhanam and standing in front of the sanctum sanctorum going viral. The Thantri and Pandalam royal family had repeatedly said they would close the temple if women entered and customs were breached.

 

Many devotees, feeling devastated at the violation of their faith, returned without darshan and without fulfilling the pilgrimage after the anointing the deity with the ghee brought filled in coconuts. It was sad to see the sorrow and helplessness of simple souls seeking some peace in their daily existence through acts of faith.

 

Somehow, the Supreme Court verdict managed to rent the souls of devotees and to provide solace to none.

 

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Please also see

https://www.slideshare.net/raviforjustice/india-is-it-constitutionally-a-banana-republic

 

‘Our constitutional fault lines’ 

http://vijayvaani.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?aid=4868

 

 ‘A question of judicial equality’ 

http://www.vijayvaani.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?aid=4836

 

‘Courting Controversies’ 

http://www.vijayvaani.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?aid=4828

 

‘Survival by blackmail or art of governance’

http://www.vijayvaani.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?aid=4595
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We need to look ahead.

What is the game plan? Do we strive for the independence of the Tranvancore Devaswom Board? Should Sabarimala be declared a private trust co-managed by Hindu stakeholders across South India? Can one address the issue of entry of women between the ages of 10 and 50 in an innovative manner?

This forward look is missing in the article.

Further, important details of the extent of support of the CPI (M) Government to Bindu and Kanakadurga to breach the sacred precincts through a stealth operation have now come to light. One has to just read the Malayalam press to realize the extent of planning involved.

Two non-believers (Johnson and Amore - a self proclaimed agnostic) assisted the ladies. Bindu was previously a Central Committee Member of the CPI (ML). In short, none of the four were believers but were parachuted into the temple using state funds only to prove an ideological point. There was a detailed plan with the assistance of the state government since December 25. Bindu and Kanakadurga entered through the staff gates closed to outside devotees.

The alleged entry of Sasikala on Thursday is another case in point. She vigorously denies having been allowed to enter. The CPI (M) and the English media on the other hand are very keen to insist that she entered. The CCTV visuals provided are blurred.

All this is an obvious ploy to influence the Supreme Court that the case is now fait accompli and that there is no reason to reverse its earlier verdict.

What's our game plan?
Raman
January 05, 2019
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Further, the Ayyappa devotees are NOT a separate denomination. They are Hindus who follow the prescribed distinct rituals for a 40 day period alone. Calling them a separate denomination would only serve to vivisect Hindu society further. Are the devotees of Sri Venkateswara, with its own set of distinct rituals, a separate denomination? No.

The word 'denomination' is a Christian one.
Raman
January 05, 2019
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I agree with Shri Raman that the Hindus of Kerala need a game plan.
First and foremost the CPM must be thrown out at the elections. Since Congress is slated to come to power, there might be some wiggle room and the Hindus should unite quickly to tackle the issue of an independent Devaswom Board and also tackle the issue of women's entry in an innovative way. The Congress should not be allowed to engage in the old minority appeasement politics.

Separate denomination is not the answer. This would only lead to a fragmentation of Hindu society.
Dr. Vijaya Rajiva
January 05, 2019
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The Sabarimala drama is a clear instance of the violent intrusion of contemporry political correctness and 'human rights activism' on the religious life in india. Those two movements have become atheistic religions in their own right and they wage war on all traditional spiritual practices to force them to transform according to the PC dogma of 'gender equality' in any and all circumstances without any regard for specific philosophical and mystical beliefs. Thi intolerance is typical of marxism which wishes to eradicate and replace all other ways of life.
Anon
January 05, 2019
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@Anon

Your comment seems to suggest that there is no human rights or gender equality in the HIndu tradition. Both are there in our Vedic heritage. Indeed the Indian Constitution has the Vedic features of the equality of all living beings.

Sarve bhavantu sukhinah (May all beings be happy).

Specific philosophical and mystical beliefs cannot contradict the sruti.
Dr. Vijaya Rajiva
January 05, 2019
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The Supreme Court of India was misdirected by Kerala Govt that, Sabarimala temple mischievously prevents women of all age from entering the sanctum sanctorum. The temple laws are anti women. Hence the court gave a verdict as petitioned by the Govt.It was suppressed by the govt that devotees of all age and gender have to observe 41 days fast before going to the temple. This is impossible for women.

Transgenders are allowed to enter the temple.

The left govts everywhere have targeted temples. It gets support from certain semitic religious groups for such attacks.

None forgets the notorious incident when Sabarimala shrine was set to fire in mid fifties.
B.S.Harishankar
January 05, 2019
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Kudos to Sri P. M. Ravindran for highlighting the legal aspects of the Sabarimala issue and citing the brutal crackdown that Ayyappa devotees faced.

@Raman.
You have admitted that the four who entered were non believers and state funds were used.
If someone who does not believe in God, why should he/she go to a temple? One can be a well behaved good citizen by following ethical principles which does not require a god. A morally upright atheist will not scandalously intrude into a temple just to prove a point.
Using state funds for such UNAUTHORISED entry is not only unethical but also a crime in the eyes of Law and those in authority indulging in currupt practices should be punished. Ladies allowed to wear police uniform by the police, and pretending as trans gender etc is a case of impersonation and both the lady as well as the police officers deserve to be prosecuted by law. The police officer should be dismissed from service for criminal conspiracy with criminals. In short, Pinnarai and his ministers should be dismissed and kerala must be placed under the President's rule

So what is the game plan?
The very first step in the plan should be to dismiss the pinnu govt. This should be carried out, before we can think of innovative ideas for ladies entry of the said age group.
Bishop Franco was never arrested for many weeks by the kerala police for alleged accusation of raping a Nun. Misuse of the outdated concept called "Kumbasaram", (confession), in Christianity is really innovative for male priests. Isn't it? Not arresting Franco or delay in arrest is very innovative by the police - CPM nexus. Isn't it? Suppression of facts and misdirection by the kerala govt to the Supreme Court, as pointed out by Harisankar is incredibly innovative idea of the CPM. Isn' t it?
So, let your game plan be to first innovate Christianity, Islam and the communist before suggesting innovation to Hindu practices.
Panikkath krishnanunni
January 05, 2019
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@ Shri Krishnana Unni,

Surprised at your talking about innovating the minority religions first (although I agree that the CPM should be voted out). Hindus MUST formulate a game plan which does not constantly confuse the issue by bringing in what the other religions are doing or not doing.
Dr. Vijaya Rajiva
January 06, 2019
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Shrimati Rajiva,

I fully agree. We need to put our house in order.

Shri Panikkath

Both Ravindran and you have done an admirable job in narrating all the injustice. That however is not sufficient. We can cry as much as we want but what is the way forward.

You have suggested that Pinarayi be dismissed. Its not that easy - but ok. Then what?

The Travancore Devaswom Board has to be removed from state jurisdiction. Sabarimala has to be made into a private trust that reflects the diversity of Hindu Kerala. The Ezhava vote needs to be mobilized through high profile induction of Sree Dharma Paripalana Yogam leaders, student or otherwise, in the Kerala Hindu movement. The Hindu Dalit followers of Ayyavu Swamikal and Ayyankali need to be similarly cultivated.

Lets start there.

Reform of other religions will not resolve our immediate problem.
Raman
January 06, 2019
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@Raman: Yes, there is a need to look forward. As far as women's entry in Sabarimala itself is concerned there is no cause for concern because there is ritual to compensate for every breach of rituals. But the question is can this cycle of breach of rituals and compensatory rituals continue for ever? The apex court will have to take the call on 23 Jan 2019. Personally I don't have any faith in our courts. But unless the court retracts its unconstitutional verdict of 28 Sep 2019 there is no alternative. The claim of the court of its support for gender equality is a fraud can be understood by asking just one question: does the Sabarimala verdict ipso facto convert to similar equality for the sexes in other religions too?

I do not have any doubt that if a new freedom struggle or civil war happens in our country it will be entirely due to the failure of our judiciary. Plagiarising Constantin Demiris of Sydney Sheldon's The other side of Midnight (who had said 'A thousand times more crimes have been committed in the name of love than in the name of hate.') I can say a thousand times more crimes have been committed in the name of justice than by the criminals convicted by our courts.

Also the argument that considering the Ayyappa devotees as a separate denomination would lead to vivisection of the Hindu society does not stand to reason. In spite of the fact that the caste system has been almost erased (except whenever it is brought out to demand reservations in government jobs) Hindus are always criticised for their caste system. At the same time the denominations in Christianity and Islam are never even discussed publicly and are considered internal affairs of those believers. In any case the dictionary meaning of denomination ('a religious group that has slightly different beliefs from other groups that share the same religion' at https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/denomination) lends itself to classifying Ayyappa devotees as a denomination for the purpose of the Constitutional provisions on fundamental right to freedom of religion.

Regarding dewaswam boards Dr Subramanyam Swamy has already file a petition in the apex court to abrogate the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act. But the court has been sitting over it for almost a year now. The same court which convened at midnight to over rule the discretion of the Governor of Karnataka in the matter of proving the majority on the floor of the legislative assembly.

Actually the views expressed by the readers here would warrant a separate article by itself for clarification. But I wish the readers would go through the articles whose links are given here. The picture is bleak but the only hope is in the truism that the darkest hours are always before the sunrise.
P M Ravindran
January 06, 2019
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@Raman and Vijaya Rajiva.
Right at the outset, let me point out clearly in just two words NO COMPROMISE "
The battle cry was started by the CPM govt first and has to be responded in a equally very aggressive manner. Gandhian Ahimsa is not the proper weapon against violence. If you speak in English, I have to reply in English, if in hindhi, then likewise. But if the enemy's language is the gun or violence, then it should be countered with the appropriate weapon, in the violent language that the enemy understands.
If Hindus do not Unitedly fight, all Hindu traditions will be wiped out in just less than a decade. Those who desire the so much badly needed "innovation" in Hindu society, will be annihilated, just as recently the SNDP of kerala openly stated that they felt cheated by the CPM's so called " innovative human /women Wall, which crumbled like the the dilapidated so called" great Wall of China ".

Communist-secular lobby of judges have twisted the original meaning of the word" secular "from, non interference of religion to equality of religions, despite pointing out that Hindu is a Dharma and not a religion like semetic ones.
Stop talking about equality and innovation in the present context. Males and females ARE NOT EQUAL IN THE BIOLOGICAL SENSE. FROM THE THEORETICAL AND LOGICAL POINT OF VIEW ALL RELIGIONS ARE NOT EQUAL.
There is no need to elaborate this nor is it possible by way of comments and few articles. We Hindus have had more than enough of insults and atrocities. Do not force us to be driven to the edge of the cliff, which will force Hindus to resort to large scale extreme violence and genocide. Hindus must be thanked that in both instances, - Ayodhya agitation and the sabarimala agitation have been to a very large extent, peaceful.

Discrimination, if at all there was any, between two groups of Hindu women, has so far resulted only in minor sporadic incidents of violence, post verdict, but discrimination between two religions practiced for the last half a century, is a still more greater serious crime, if secularism means equality of all people of all religions and is bound to witness violence of very huge magnitude as happened in the godra incident.
Panikkath krishnanunni
January 06, 2019
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@Ravindran and Shri Unni,

Shri Unni, a passionate response. Does not solve the problem. Raman is right and has presented a thoughtful and practical resolution. Please read it again carefully. Both unity and innovation are addressed in his comments.
The question of biology is not the issue. Males and females are biologically different, but equality is there despite that difference. The Veda is quite clear on that. All beings are equal. Equality does not mean lack of difference. As I have repeatedly said : equality and human rights are not imported from the West. They are already there in the Veda.

Shri Ravindran : Following from what I have said above to Shri Unni,
there is no need for purification ceremonies, simply because the discrimination against women (like the discrimination against Dalits) is not an integral part of Hindu Dharma.
Dr. Vijaya Rajiva
January 06, 2019
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@Dr. Vijaya Rajiva: Pardon my illiteracy, I did not find the word unity or anything suggesting that in Sri Raman's comments. Yes, the word innovative is there but it is just a question: Can one address the issue of entry of women between the ages of 10 and 50 in an innovative manner? But neither he nor you have answered that question.

Coming to purification ceremony, I am reminded of a joke. A priest baptised a convert by pouring water over his head and then muttering something to the effect that he was now eligible for the grace of Jesus and advised him man things among which one was to avoid liquor. The convert went home, took out his bottle of whiskey and poured water over the bottle and said: now you are no more whiskey but fruit juice and went on to enjoy his pegs.

Purification ceremony is as much a part of faith as the other rituals associated with faith. So let us leave it to the faithfuls.

You are right that there is no discrimination against women in Hindu dharma. But you can't say that there are no differences. Apples are not equal to oranges though they are both equally good fruits. Without going into further details let me say that even in modern times we make use of certain differences to convey certain ideas, for example black for mourning/protest and red for danger. Neither do we visit a bereaved families dressed up like brides/bridegrooms nor do the bereaved families attend weddings during the period of mourning.

Look at nature and the extent of differences even among the same species- the varieties of ants, frogs, snakes and so on. Variety indeed is the spice of life. And that when you recollect Wordsworth and his poem 'Lines written in early spring' where he concludes the poem thus:

If this belief from Heaven be sent,
If such be Nature's holy plan,
Have I not reason to lament
What man has made of man?
P M Ravindran
January 07, 2019
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@PM Ravindra

Precisely my point. There is a lot of diversity, but all these are equally important. That is the point of the law. Equality does not mean uniformity. Biologically men and women are different and as the French say : vive la differance ! But they are equal in the eyes of the law and also in the Veda, which is why I repeatedly say that equality and human rights are already there in the Veda, they are not Western imports.

Ofcourse, Shri is talking about the unity of the Hindu vote and how to achieve it.

Innovative, yes he is suggesting that Hindus could be innovative around the question of the entry of women. I say it in a different way:
smriti can be changed and undergoes change. Sruti is unchanging.

Recently, in the north the Shani temple allowed the entry of women after many decades of not doing so, and why not ?
Dr. Vijaya Rajiva
January 07, 2019
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This is the fifth article on sabarimala in Vijayvaani within the last month.Not surprisingly, we Hindus cannot reach an agreement on anything even Hinduism let alone Sabarimala issue. Now Sri Raman has raised an an important question- what next? He has made some good suggestions and let me add my opinion to those
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The immediate task is to hit the government hard where it hurts most, the treasury.For that we need to:
1.Strictly follow Sasikala Teachers exhortation to stop all donations and payments (pujas etc) to Devaswom Board temples,particularly Sabarimala. Regrettably, the lack of unity and resolve is evident from the fact that Sabarimala grossed about 130 crores, including about 30 crores from the hundis (2018-2019) despite ST's passionate appeal.The DB and govt. must suffer from money crunch- our money power..
2.Malayalam newspapers and TV channels are anti-Hindu; they celebrated the govt enforced wall formed by women.So H should boycott these newspapers and channels, instead watch Janam TV and get Janmabhumi paper.

3.Avoid govt establisments and tourist spots if possible.

4.Ask the Center to pass an ordinance freeing all temples fro govt control. Then amend the constitution to bring parity among places of worship. The Modi govt could have easily done this earlier since it doesn't affect any other community and so the liberals cannot protest and block it in the RS.

5.Get some good spokespersons to defend the H on national TV debates. Most of the current crop are poor debaters and ill-prepared.

6. let us not get bogged down by debates on the women's issue; it has gone far beyond that because of the assault on H by the CPM govt. I didn't hear Isaac say aabhasa saranam refering to Ayyappa Saranam. If he did ,then why are the H groups silent?

6.The left cannot and should not be dismissed by the Center. They were elected with a huge majority by the people. We will have to wait until the next election unless there is a severe deterioration in law and order. That stage has not been reached yet.

But knowing H we will be sqabbling about the tamil vs malayali origin of Ayyappan, the label Hinduism etc. instead of attacking the enemy.
Govindan
January 08, 2019
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@ Govindan

Well said ! You have elaborated on Shri Raman's brief game plan.

The CPM must go but only by the vote. Dismissing them won't work. They were elected by the people. And who are these 'people'? A large number of Hindus !
Dr. Vijaya Rajiva
January 08, 2019
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8. All H who donated money for flood relief to the CM fund ,particularly the diaspora to whom he made a special appeal, must right now demand an audit of the fund to determine whether money was diverted for the wall and the covert operation in Sabarimala.
9. The Parthasarathi temple in Guruvayoor was forcibly taken from the H by the govt not too long ago. H groups must lay siege to the temple until it is restored to the rightful owners. A case has also to be filed in the High court.
Govindan
January 08, 2019
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@Raman,

Quite right ! The diaspora who sent funds for relief must ask for an accounting.

Re: Parthasarathi temple in Guruvayur, again the Hindus have to tackle the question immediately. Dr. Subramanian Swamy has taken the general question of governmental control over temples to court.
He has succeeded in some cases.
Dr. Vijaya Rajiva
January 08, 2019
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