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‘Will Supreme Court Act Against Religions Which Demonise Non-Believers’: People React To Sabarimala Verdict
A view of Sabarimala Temple (Facebook)
After the pronouncement of the Apex Court verdict allowing the entry of women into Sabarimala temple, people have reacted on social media with some calling the verdict an overreach as it tampered with traditional religious practices. Here is a cross section of people’s reactions on Twitter to the landmark verdict.
BJP leader Tejaswi Surya questioned whether the Supreme Court would act about discrimination by other religions.
One user was critical of the Supreme Court following the verdict.
Lawyer Sai Deepak Aiyer one of the respondents in the case commended the dissenting opinion of Justice Indu Malhotra.
Protests were made about the alleged hypocrisy when it comes to court judgements with regards to religion.
One user cheekily called out the ‘patriarchy’ in the judgement.
On a lighter note it was observed by an user that he had correctly predicted the outcome of the verdict a couple of months back.
It remains to be seen how the larger public mood unfolds with regards to the verdict in the coming days.
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