PALAKKAD: Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala has lashed out against CPI(M) over the Sabarimala issue. Claiming that the UDF is with the devotees, Chennithala said that no one will be allowed to destroy the faith of the devotees.

"CPI(M) gets scared when it hears of Sabarimala. What is the stand of the CPI(M) and Chief Minister on Sabarimala? Are they with the devotees? Do they have the guts to say they are with the devotees? Will the CM shed his fake persona of a renaissance leader?" Chennithala asked.

Chennithala also wanted Vijayan to clarify if there was a change in the stand of the party and left front on the issue. "Is he prepared to state that they would stand with devotees? Do not hurt their sentiments further," he told reporters at Malappuram. The draft Sabarimala bill, brought out by the Congress on Saturday would be discussed by the UDF to give the final touches.