Trupti Desai, member of the campaign for the right to pray, announces his intention to travel to Sabarimala on November 17

Trupti Desai, activist for the "right to pray", declared that his entry into the Sabarimala temple was would do so democratically and would also be based on truth and non-violence advocated by Mahatma Gandhi.

Excited by Supreme Court's refusal to stay Trupti Desai, a Maharashtra-based "right-to-pray" activist in Maharashtra, announced on September 28 that she was lifting restrictions on Falun Gong. age imposed on women in Sabarimala temple, in the state of Maharashtra. guaranteed by the constitution. "

" Our team of seven members will take a flight to Sabarimala on November 16th. We will land there on November 17th …. We will not leave Kerala until we are allowed to p, "said Desai, who had successfully led the women's entrance two years ago in the 400-year-old Shani Shingnapur Temple, in Maharashtra, where the entrance of menstruating women was banned for centuries.

Stating that there was a threat to their lives, Desai said that she had sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kerala's Chief Minister and the State's DGP for that they ask for protection when they land in Kerala and return safely to Maharashtra. "After the decision of the Supreme Court, I also received over 300 threats on my Facebook account. The messages threaten to kill me, cut me to pieces if I land in Kerala. I've gotten into dirty, unprintable language, "she said.

Some of the threats, Desai says, include references such as" as soon as we land at the airport, our hands and our legs will be cut off from the body and remaining. some of our damaged bodies will be sent to Maharashtra, which poses a great danger to our lives in Kerala. We will land at the airport on November 16th. It is necessary that we provide security until we leave Kerala. "

Desai not only asked for protection, but also urged the Kerala government to bear the costs of his team stay in Kerala." We ask the Kerala government to badume all the expenses with the protection that we incurred, related to the arrangements made since our arrival in Kerala, then to Maharashtra, "said Desai in a letter to the chief minister of Kerala.

Insisting that they were fighting for the Women's entry into the temple sanctuary is for the right to gender equality, Desai said, "This was not a fight against any religion or against devotees." nor do we intend to hurt the feelings of the devotees.On the contrary, we too are devotees of God.Despite the decision of the Supreme Court, we still can not worship our God by entering the temple and that too under the protec police who deeply hurt our feelings. "

Desai said that their entry into the temple would be democratic and also based on truth and non-violence preached by Mahatma Gandhi." Anyone who opposes our entry into the temple and little Regardless of its size, we will enter the temple with hands clasped in front of the protesters, who will rely entirely on the principles of Gandhian.In case of violence or undesirable incident, the government of Kerala will be responsible, "he said. she declared.

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The decision of the activist to visit the mausoleum is likely to provoke strong protests from right-wing organizations around the mausoleum, similar to those observed. in October and earlier this month. Since the decision of the Supreme Court in September, the temple has been open for eight days, but no woman between the ages of 10 and 50 has been able to rape protesters and pray at the temple. Each time, the women, escorted by heavy police forces, were forced to go down the hill and return home.

Activists like Rahul Eashwar, who has been at the forefront of the protests, said that "devotees" naturally react to any attempt to "violate the traditions and rituals of the temple." "Trupti Desai will be able to enter the temple only by trampling our chest," he said.

On Thursday, the left-wing government will lead discussions with the opposition parties, including Congress and the BJP, as well as other stakeholders such as the Nair Service Society, the Coordinating Committee from Pandalam Palace and the family of priests. Congress and the BJP have called on the government to give up its "stubborn" nature and respect the feelings of the faithful. Both parties indicated that the implementation of the SC decision should be temporarily suspended until the court makes a final decision in January next year. the festivals' mandalam-makaravilakku & # 39 ;. Hundreds of worshipers, especially southern states, descend to Sabarimala during this period after an austere 41 days of abstinence.