THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Supreme Court's verdict allowing entry of women of all ages into the Ayyappa temple in Kerala, is 'respectfully acceptable' but the shrine board will move the court with a review petition, said A Padmakumar, the president of Travancore Devaswon Board, which administers the shrine.

He said "The Devaswom Board respectfully accepts the decision and will do the needful to accommodate women devotees. We will go for a review petition after getting support from other religious heads."

Noted writer Saradakkutty has come forward welcoming the verdict. “Ayyappan will call us women to the temple like Anjooran, a popular Malayalam character called women in the climax of the movie ‘Godfather’”, she said. However, she also noted that her personal opinion is that no man or woman should go to Sabarimala so that the place will be safe from pollution.