NILAKKAL: Sabarimala tantri Rajeevaru Kandarau welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court referring the pleas to a larger bench. He said the decision of the apex court referring the Sabarimala issue to a larger bench gives more hope and more confidence to the devotees. The apex court’s ruling that believers should be treated as a separate sect is a good thing. Religion and law should not be mixed and the devotees should be left alone. I respect the decision of the apex court and I hope Ayyappa’s blessings will be there on everyone, he said. God has heard the prayers of the devotees, he said.