Threat calls to lawyer who fights for entry of women in Sabrimala temple
Naushad Ahmed Khan, President of the Indian Young Lawyers' Association (IYLA), said the calls included threats to blow up his house and warned him to drop his petition in the Supreme Court.
Many of the calls came from the US in recent days,
Earlier this week, the apex court, in response to Khan's appeal, said the ban on women worshippers appears to be unconstitutional.
The top court has asked the Travancore Devaswom Board, which manages the famousSabarimala temple, to clarify why it prohibits women from entering the shrine dedicated to Lord Ayappan.
However, the Kerala government s and temple officials are defending the decades-old tradition that says women of reproductive age cannot enter the shrine because if they are menstruating, they are "impure".
Scores of women took to social media, joining a campaign launched as #happytobleed, after the head of the temple said he would consider allowing women to enter if there was a machine to check if they were menstruating.
An estimated one million Hindu pilgrims visit the shrine every year to pray to the deity Lord Ayyappan.
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