NEW DELHI: BJP president Amit Shah slammed Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over his stand on the Sabarimala issue. In a series of tweet, Shah said that Kerala government is treating Ayyappa devotees like Gulag prisoners. 'If several reports of flushing resting places for devotees and them having to spend nights next to pig droppings and dustbin are true, then Pinarayi Vijayan must realize that he can’t treat Ayyappa devotees like inmates of Gulag. We won't let LDF crush people's faith with impunity,' he said.

'If Pinarayi Vijayan thinks he can rise against people’s movement to preserve Sabarimala by arresting K Surendran, our Thrissur District President and 6 others, then he is mistaken. We stand firmly with every Ayyappa devotee, who holds the Sabarimala tradition close to his heart,' he added.