Unique tradition in Sabrimala temple not a gender bias: VHP
Unique tradition in Sabrimala temple not a gender bias: VHP
M.U.H
15/11/2019450
In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision of referring the petitions seeking review of its judgement allowing entry of women between the ages of 10 and 50 into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala to a larger bench, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Thursday hoped that the apex court would consider the fact that the unique tradition of the temple is not gender discrimination.
In a statement, VHP General Secretary Milind Parande, commenting on the apex court decision to refer the isue to a larger bench, expressed the hope that the unique tradition of Sabrimala temple is not a case of gender discrimination.
'The Hindu dharma doesn't practice gender discrimination and the Sabarimala case is nowhere related to any gender discrimination,'.the VHP spokesperson said.
He also said of the many temples of Lord Ayyappa, it is only in Sabarimala that this type of limited prohibition (entry of women in the age group of 10 to 50 years) is there due to its special nature and traditions,
'Numerous female devotees have faith in the tradition of the temple and have also performed in large numbers in support of it,'the ZVHP said.
Mr Parande hoped that the court would pronounce its final verdict respecting the religious rights and traditions of the Hindus.
'We are hopeful that the justice would be delivered upholding the religious rights and pious traditions of Hindus,' he added.
The apex court announced its verdict on a bunch of petitions, including 56 review petitions, four fresh writ petitions and five transfer pleas that challenged the September 28, 2018 ruling that ordered that women of all ages must be allowed into the famous Ayyappa shrine in Kerala, ending a centuries-old ban on women and girls between 10 and 50 years.