‘Don’t Depute young women journoS’

KOTTAYAM — Several Hindu outfits in Kerala agitating against entry of women of menstrual age into the famous Sabarimala Temple have urged media outlets not to depute women journalists to cover the issue as the Lord Ayyappa temple is set to open Monday for a special puja.

The ‘appeal’ was issued by Sabarimala Karma Samiti, a joint platform of right wing outfits, including the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Hindu Aikyavedi, ahead of the temple’s brief opening, which will be the second time after the Supreme Court allowed entry of girls and women in the age group of 1050 into it. —