PATHANAMTHITTA: Hindu Aikyavedi president K P Sasikala has started a protest by fasting after she was arrested by the police on Friday. She said that she wont return without performing 'darshan' and 'neyyabhishekam'. However, Meanwhile, Hindu Aikyavedi and Sabarimala Karma samiti members are staging a protest in front if the police station.
Sasikala, who had reached Marakkoottam at 7:30 pm on Friday was blocked by the police and she was arrested at 1:40 am on Saturday. She was asked to go back because of the section 144 declared at Sabarimala. However, she was adamant that she wanted to perform 'darshan'. The police made the arrest following this.
Prithvipal was arrested at 5:30 pm on Friday from Pampa. The police had also arrested Sabarimala Karma Samithi leader Bhargava Ram, but he was later released. SC Morcha state president Advocate Sudheer was arrested on Saturday. The police had informed that no one will be allowed to stay at Sannidhanam after 11 pm. Meanwhile, Devaswom board president A Padmakumar later declared that these controls were withdrawn. However, the police did not allow anyone to stay at Sannidhanam after the temple got closed. BJP state general secretary K Surendran has declared his interest to visit the temple on Saturday.