Bindu said such things will not happen in Kerala and that in other parts of the country, attempts were made to drag society into dark ages.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and Kerala Minister for Higher Education and Social Justice R Bindu. (Supplied)
Kerala Minister for Higher Education and Social Justice R Bindu on Friday, 31 May, rejected Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar’s claim that an animal sacrifice was carried out near a temple in north Kerala against him, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the Congress government there.
Bindu said such things will not happen in Kerala.
The minister also said that in other parts of the country, attempts were being made to drag society into the dark ages.
Meanwhile, Shivakumar took to X (formerly Twitter) later in the day and claimed that his words were being misconstrued.
At the same time, she also said, “We need to examine whether such attempts are being made in our state too.”
Shivakumar on Thursday claimed that a ritual named “Shatru Bhairavi Yaga”, which involves the sacrifice of animals, was performed at a temple in Kerala, targeting him, Siddaramaiah and the Congress government in Karnataka.
Without revealing any names, he alleged that some political people in Karnataka were getting it done, and Aghoris (monastic order of ascetic Shaivite sadhus) were being consulted for it.
“Shatru Bhairavi Yaga is being performed near Rajarajeshwari temple in Kerala for Shatru Samhara (destruction of enemies). For this yaga ‘Pancha Bali’ (five kinds of sacrifice) is being given…21 goats, three buffaloes, 21 black sheep, five pigs… Aghoris are being approached. It is going on,” he had claimed.
Responding to Shivakumar’s allegations of black magic, TT Madhavan of the Rajarajeswhari Temple said: “His statement is 100 percent incorrect.”
He added: “In our temple, there are no poojas like Sathrusamharam (a ritual to destroy enemies).
Madhavan continued: “Also, there are no customs or rituals as alleged by Shivakumar near the temple’s surrounding areas.”
He noted: “It is unfortunate that he dragged the temple to this inaccurate information.”
Meanwhile, Kerala Devaswom Minister K Radhakrishnan said that if needed, an inquiry would be conducted into Shivakumar’s allegations.
“Such an incident might not happen in Kerala. I will inquire if any such thing happened,” he said in a statement.
On Friday evening, Shivakumar took to X to claim that his words were misconstrued, and that he was “talking about this pooja being performed some 15kms away from Rajarajeshwari temple and in a private place [sic]”.
He began by saying: “I am a big believer and devotee of Devi Rajarajeshwari, and I know that ‘shathrusamharapooja’ is NOT performed in Rajarajeshwari temple. [sic]”
He then pointed out: “The only reason I mentioned this temple was to give a context of the location near which this pooja is performed.”
The Karnataka deputy chief minister also said he was “[p]rivileged to have received the blessings of Rajarajeshwari temple a while back”.
He concluded his message by making a “kind request to not take things out of context and misinterpret them”.
I am a big believer and devotee of Devi Rajarajeshwari, and I know that ‘shathrusamharapooja’ is NOT performed in Rajarajeshwari temple. My words are being misconstrued, and so I would like to clarify that I was talking about this pooja being performed some 15kms away from… pic.twitter.com/kTNJyUYSu7
— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) May 31, 2024
(With PTI inputs)
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