THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has slammed Sabarimala tantri for announcing that the temple will be closed if the rituals are violated. Thazhamon family are Brahmin migrants from Andhra and they should not think that a key has all the power to the temple, said the chief minister while addressing the evaluation meet of LDF at Pathanamthitta.

“The priest who worship celibate Ayyappa should also be celibate. However, we all know about the tantri’s celibacy. Tantri has no right to close the temple. Devaswom board holds all the rights to the temple. Devaswom board should not be a joke themselves by filing a review plea. The government has no plans to file a review plea. We do not think that the Supreme Court verdict is wrong”, clarified the Chief Minister.