Board unlikely to take action against employee who pushed and pulled Sabarimala pilgrims; court intervenes

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Travancore Devaswom Board President K Ananthagopan has hinted that no action will be taken against the devaswom guard who pushed and insulted pilgrims at Sabarimala on Makaravilakku day. The Kerala High Court has intervened in the incident.

‘There is impropriety in the action of the devaswom guard. He shouldn’t have behaved to the pilgrims like that. The rush was out of control and the police also had a hard time. The police also sought the help of devaswom guards to control the rush. An explanation has been sought from the guard on the incident. The guard has been removed from duty after a complaint was raised,’ clarified Ananthagopan.

The visuals of the guard pushing and pulling pilgrims went viral on social media. The complaint was raised by pilgrims from Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. The high court intervened in the matter soon after this.