KOLLAM: Vested interests and some lobbies are behind the Sabarimala strike, said SNDP Yogam general secretary Vellapppally Natesan while addressing a press meet. Sabarimala tantri, one from Changanassery and a Raja are behind the Sabarimala strike. Government is not behind the entry of women in Sabarimala. The strike was to protect the interests of a particular lobby. The UDF will be routed and the LDF is sure to win the polls, he said.

The Congress and the BJP don’t have any stance on the Sabarimala issue. Ayyappa Sanghamam was organised for political gains. Everyone knows what that politics is and we cannot stand with it, he said.

Upper caste dominance exists in all temples of the state. In devaswom board, upper castes are appointed in 95% of the posts. Backward communities are chased from the board. This should change. There is no change in the stand that the Ayyappa Bhaktha Sangamam organised the other day by Sabarimala Karma Samithi was the unity of upper castes. It is a great thing that I didn’t participate in that. SNDP is not indebted to any party. I don’t think that all people are donkeys. The government just implemented the Supreme Court verdict on the Sabarimala issue. The government is responsible for it, he said.