KOCHI: The body language and facial expression of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) guard while shoving Sabarimala pilgrims in front of the ‘Sreekovil’ should be deprecated in the strongest words, the Kerala High Court said in an order on Monday. The court added that action should be taken against the guard, Arunkumar S.
A division bench comprising justices Anil K Narendran and PG Ajithkumar said in an order (SSCR No.4/23), “We have also viewed the visuals that appeared in visual media. As stated in the report of the Special Commissioner, the body language and the facial expression of the Devaswom guard while shoving the pilgrims in front of Sreekovil of Sabarimala Sannidhanam has to be deprecated in the strongest words. For such misbehavior towards pilgrims, the Devaswom guard has to be proceeded against, in accordance with law.”