Amidst heightened efforts by the authorities to regulate the influx of devotees, the war of words between political parties on the issue continued to rage on Monday.
In view of the raging criticism, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is slated to convene a high-level meeting on Tuesday morning to asses the situation. The meeting, to be held online, will be attended by Devaswom Minister K. Radhakrishnan, the State police Chief, the Chief Secretary, president of the Travancore Devaswom Board, and so on.
Earlier in the day, Mr. Radhakrishnan said that regulating the inflow of pilgrims to Sabarimala beyond a point might not be feasible. “To enable all devotees to pass through the 18 holy steps, some regulations needed to be brought in. The devotees and the media should understand this,” he said.
