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On The Way To Sabarimala, Transgenders Were Sent Back By Police

Mumbai :   A group of transgenders, who were on the way to pray in the Sabarimala Temple, stayed here about 60 kilometers from the temple, and the police sent back on Sunday.

Transgender alleged that the police harassed them and said that they were not banned from the temple, but the police said there was a need to get some legal clarity in this issue.

They said that they arrived here in the initial hours but the police was reluctant to provide security and permission to move forward.

“The ban on menstruating women is not applicable to us. Though we have told this to police, they were not ready to allow us to proceed further. They harassed us mentally and forced us to wear male dress,” Ananya one of member from group said to PTI.

However, Kottayam Superintendent of Police S Harishankar dismissed the allegations of harassment and said that everyone had the right to pray in Sabarimala.

“We need to get some more legal clarity in this regard. So, we will approach the high court-appointed panel and seek their advice,” he told reporters.

On 28th September 2018, the Supreme Court of India, overturned the ban on the entry of women, declaring that the selective ban on women was unconstitutional and discriminatory.

The Kerala government decided to implement the order of Supreme Court to allow women of all age groups in the temple as the State Ayurvedic devotees had witnessed massive protests against the entry of girls and women of the menstrual age.

(With PTI Inputs)

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