Live updates: Talks to resolve Sabarimala crisis fail, says erstwhile royal family
Talks between the Travancore Dewasom Board (TDB) which manages the Sabarimala temple and the tantri (supreme priest) and the erstwhile royal family of Pandalam began on Tuesday.Thousands of devotees, including women, joined street marches in Kerala on Monday as tensions mounted over a recent Supreme Court verdict revoking a ban on women entering at Sabarimala temple.The Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala has traditionally barred all women of menstruating age, between 10 and 50. Here are the live updates
More police force reach Nilakkal
More police force reach Nilakkal. Pathnamthitta SP T Narayanan at camps in Nilakkal.
Won’t allow women, ready to die for Lord Ayyappa: Female devotee
Come what me we won’t allow women to enter Sabarimala. No force can’t prevent. Ready to die for Lord ayyappa, said a tribal devotee, Neeli, in her 50s.
2:25 pm ISTRSS women’s wing to march to Nilakkal on October 17
On Wednesday, RSS women’s wing Durga Vahini, slated to march to Nilakkal.
2:05 pm ISTBoard is unwilling to discuss about review petition today: Erstwhile royal family
We have urged Devaswom Board to file a review petition. Until it is disposed off status quo should be maintained: Pandalam royal family’s Sasikumar Verma.
Board said that they can discuss about review petition on Oct 19. We’re upset that they’re unwilling to discuss it today. Meeting wasn’t satisfactory.We came out of meeting because they’re not ready to accept our demands: PG Sasikumar Verma.
1:49 pm ISTTalks to resolve Sabarimala crisis have failed, says erstwhile royal family
Talks to resolve Sabarimala crisis fail, says Pandalam royal family’s Sasikumar Verma.
Government refuses to file an immediate review petition in Supreme Court against its order to allow women of all ages entry into Sabarimala temple: Sasikumar Verma.
1:35 pm ISTPolice foil suicide attempt by a woman devotee in Nilakkal
Police foil suicide attempt by a woman devotee in Nilakkal after she threatened to hang herself from a tree.
12:51 pm ISTSituation tense at Nilakkal base camp
Situation tense in Nilakkal base camp where it is heavily raining. Police is keeping restraint. The situation is peaceful so far.
Devotees randomly check vehicles and ask women to go back. A group of college students from Bengaluru were sent back.
12:10 pm ISTDevotees search buses, force women to alight
Devotees check bus and other vehicles and force women to alight.
In Nilakkal, police are also monitoring crowd movement. Many small hamlets leading to Nilakkal tense. Tribal people also come out in large numbers.
11:34 am ISTWe’ll implement the order: Kerala CM
We will not allow any one take law and order in their hands. The government will ensure facilities to devotees to go to SabarimalaTemple and offer prayers. Government will not submit a review petition. We’ve said in court that we’ll implement the order: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
11: 23 am ISTWomen devotees block women in Nilakkal
Women devotees block women in Nilakkal, first camp en route hilltop.
11:22 am ISTGovt committed to implement SC verdict: Kerala CM
Govt committed to implement Supreme Court verdict, says Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
11:05 am ISTTalks begin at 11 am
Talks between the Travancore Dewasom Board (TDB) and the tantri (supreme priest) and the erstwhile royal family of Pandalam started at 11 am in Thiruvananthapuram.
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