Tension prevailed in Eturunagaram town on Monday after an Ayyappa devotee suffered a leg injury when a speeding car carrying controversial atheist Bairi Naresh allegedly hit him, triggering a protest by Ayyappa devotees.
Earlier, on Monday afternoon, there was a commotion at the venue of an atheists’ meeting in Eturunagaram after a group of Ayyappa devotees entered into an argument with Mr. Naresh when he was about to address the meeting.
According to sources, the devotees reportedly objected to Naresh’s participation in the meeting. They accused him of making “objectionable remarks” against Lord Ayyappa in the past.
