Kerala CM slams Amit Shah; says did not come to power due to BJP’s benevolence

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan hit back at BJP chief Amit Shah on Saturday, October 27, over the entry of menstruating women to Sabarimala temple.

"Shah's statements in Kannur are against the Constitution and law of the land. It's a clear intention of their agenda of not guaranteeing fundamental rights. This shows the agenda of the RSS and Sangh Parivar," he was quoted as saying.

Vijayan said, “ His (Amit Shah) speech is against the Constitution, the court and the people of Kerala. The speech gives the signal that he would overturn the people’s mandate to the government in Kerala. The Communist government in Kerala did not come to power by some benevolence of the BJP.”

Earlier, Shah had extended full support to the protest by Ayyappa devotees against the CPI(M)-led LDF government's decision to implement the Supreme court order on entry of women of all ages into Sabarimala temple, saying the Left government was trying to "suppress" the agitation by force.