Kerala: The Kerala High Court has said that the RSS will not be allowed to conduct weapons training and mass training in the premises of the Sarkara Devi temple in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram district. The temple is managed by the Travancore Devaswam Board (TDB)
The order was passed by the court hearing a petition filed by two devotees seeking an order to stop the RSS and its members from “illegal use and unauthorized encroachment” of the temple premises.
The court directed the police to provide necessary assistance following its earlier order. The board had banned the RSS from setting up branches and conducting training in its religious places. The petitioner said that the RSS members were doing illegal activities in the temple without the permission of the concerned authorities.
In a recent order, a bench comprising Justice Anil K Narendran and Justice PG Ajith Kumar said that no mass practice or weapons practice would be allowed on the premises of the temple managed by the Travancore Devaswam Board.
The Kerala Temple Management Board issued a new circular on May 18 asking its officials to strictly follow the earlier order. In the earlier order, it had prohibited any branch or group of RSS from practicing in religious areas under the Board.
The TDB issued a circular in 2016 banning all types of weapons training in temple complexes by the RSS. Later, on March 30, 2021, the board re-issued a circular asking the authorities to take action.
