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The Supreme Court, which is currently hearing a plea to allow women to enter the Sabarimala temple, lambasted the Travancore Devaswom Board for being unfair and for their stand on banning entry of women of menstruating age inside the temple.
Slamming the temple board for being unfair, the Supreme Court asked: "Is menstruation a tool to measure the purity of women? How will you measure the purity of men?"
Raising pertinent questions about the controversial issue, the Supreme Court on Monday championed the rights of women to pray without being restricted by the various practices of tradition. On Sunday, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy had made it clear that his government would not interfere in the customs and traditions of the hill shrine.
"Government doesn’t interfere beyond a point on matters with regard to (religious) customs and faith," Chandy said when asked about the stand of his government on the issue.
The Supreme Court on Monday, very pointedly told the Sabarimala temple administration, "You are making a classification. Can a biological phenomenon be a reason for discrimination? All practices are acceptable till there is no distinction between genders."
Are you associating menstruation with impurity? SC questions Sabarimala temple board - Firstpost
Slamming the temple board for being unfair, the Supreme Court asked: "Is menstruation a tool to measure the purity of women? How will you measure the purity of men?"
Raising pertinent questions about the controversial issue, the Supreme Court on Monday championed the rights of women to pray without being restricted by the various practices of tradition. On Sunday, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy had made it clear that his government would not interfere in the customs and traditions of the hill shrine.
"Government doesn’t interfere beyond a point on matters with regard to (religious) customs and faith," Chandy said when asked about the stand of his government on the issue.
The Supreme Court on Monday, very pointedly told the Sabarimala temple administration, "You are making a classification. Can a biological phenomenon be a reason for discrimination? All practices are acceptable till there is no distinction between genders."
Are you associating menstruation with impurity? SC questions Sabarimala temple board - Firstpost
