Woman leader arrested in Sabarimala amid calls for shutdown
Hindu Aikya Vedi State President KP Sasikala, who is reportedly aged over 50, was arrested from the premises of Sabarimala temple on Saturday and taken into preventive custody for defying prohibitory orders. Sabarimala Karma Samithi, which opposes entry of women of menstrual age into the temple, called for a shutdown while other protesters demanded her release from the police station.  