In yet another incident of attack on those supporting the women who expressed their willingness to enter Sabarimala Ayyappa temple, a youth from Malappuram's Nilambur has come under attack by alleged right-wing activists.
Sangeeth, a native of Karakkod in Malappuram, was attacked by a gang of nearly 30 people after he accompanied three women who held a press conference expressing their desire to go to Sabarimala at Ernakulam Press Club on November 19. The trio was on 'vritham', the mandatory austerities for visiting Sabarimala.
Sangeeth returned to his native on November 27 to attend a local temple festival. "I was blocked by the gang on my way to the temple here around 9:30 PM on Wednesday night, I was on my way to the temple with my friends after taking a bath at a pond as part of the custom. The gang blocked me and asked whether I was Sangeeth. When they identified me they started beating me.
Sangeeth, who suffered head injuries, was saved by local people and was taken to Nilambur Government Hospital on Thursday morning.
Last week, Aparna Sivakami, an activist along with Sangeeth, arranged a media briefing for three women who expressed willingness for Sabarimala pilgrimage was also attacked. Aparna's house, located in Thenhippalam in Malappuram district, was pelted with stones at 2.30 am by bike-borne assailants damaging two windows.
