BJP launches Rath Yatra

kasaragod — The BJP in Kerala on Thursday embarked on a

Rath Yatra from here to “protect” the traditions and rituals of the hill shrine of deity Ayyappa at Sabarimala, which recently witnessed violent protests against the entry of women of menstruating age group.

The main Opposition Congress is also launching a series of

yatras from Kasaragod, Alapuzha, Thiruvananthapuram, Thodupuzha and Palakkad to protect the faith, fight communalism and explain to the people the ‘politicisation’ of the Sabarimala issue by the CPI(M) and saffron parties. —