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Sabarimala

Kerala HC critical of Sabarimala guard shoving devotees

Taking a serious note of how the guard of the Devaswom Board regulated devotees who arrived for the Makaravilakku ritual on 14 January, a division bench of Justices Anil K Narendran and P G Ajithkumar said it was a "flagrant violation of the directions issued by this court.

Temple entry 2.0

The CPI-M led government’s anti-feminist stance is distinctly political in nature given that the next Assembly elections are due in mid-2021 and Kerala is known to vote along caste and community lines despite its famed tradition of throwing out the incumbent every five years.

Defending humour

Kudos are therefore due to the executive committee and general council of the Kerala Laltihkala Akademi for rejecting a bid by the state government to review its decision to award a controversial cartoon focused on the activities of the suspended Bishop Franco Mullakal who is out on bail for alleged sexual abuse of a nun.