Ammini, who had faced death threats after she and her friend Kanakadurga entered the shrine in 2019, says the “Congress leadership is stuck on the Sabarimala issue” whereas she has moved on to real issues on which fates of millions of people in the country are dependent.
As per the draft legislation, “abetment of a violation of Sabarimala’s religious tradition”, too, is punishable, she rues. The legislation promises a penalty of up to two years in case of violation, indicating that for the Congress, Sabarimala will be a poll issue in the state.
Ammini, a Dalit woman who is also Kerala state leader for Chandrasekhar Azad’s Bhim Army, entered Sabarimala to “preserve gender rights of women”.
During the run-up to her entry, she had closely watched attacks on several women who had tried to enter the shrine.
She had observed religious…