I Am Sorry Ayyappa

I’m not familiar with this song or the traditions of the Sabarimala temple. However, it’s a matter of personal belief, and it should be up to the devotees to decide whether to follow these practices. Outsiders shouldn’t interfere in such matters.

Thanks to this thread, I looked up some old articles online and found that Isaivani is not a Christian. While she was seen wearing a cross in the controversial song, that’s not her usual look in her other Gaana performances. It appears the cross may have been deliberately added to stir controversy or attract attention.

Moreover, Isaivani was only the performer—the song itself was written by Pa. Ranjith, a well-known lyricist who comes from a Hindu background, even though he identifies as an atheist.

I’ve also watched clips of Hindu women activists and celebrities on YouTube condemning the prohibition of female devotees at Sabarimala. They have every right to question such restrictions, as it concerns their own religion. Whether others support this cause or not, it shouldn’t automatically be labelled as an anti-Hindu movement.

Our world seems to be growing increasingly intolerant. Issues like criticisms of Muslim women’s right to wear hijabs, public bans on hijabs, laws restricting people’s right to convert or practice their chosen religion, and limitations on religious practices highlight this trend. As you rightly mentioned, anti-Hindu movements also exist across India. In such a complex environment, portraying Hindus as entirely innocent and vilifying others doesn’t capture the full picture.

 

@chanchitra,

Every holy place has its own customs and regulatory requirements. Once the Indian goverment made a strategic decision to take out the terrorists holed into a holy place called, "Golden Temple". The military went in with boots and killed the terrorists. This had a profound impact in the minds of many Sikhs and some moderately thought an apology will be accepted while others wanted a separate Khalistan. Eventually, a terrorist outfit took out the Prime Minister by assasinating her while another PM who is a sikh himself went to The Golden Temple and provided shoe service outside the Temple for a few hours seeking forgiveness for the action of the military. Even though the action was right, the way in which it was carried out was questioned even today.

A Islamic writer wrote something that is considered as derogatory of the Propet Muhammad and an organization issued Fatwa to cut his head off. A publication published a cartoon derogatory of the Prophet and so many people went in a procession to raise their objections. Even though Quoran doesn't prescribe that Islamic women can't go to Mosque, some Mosques allow only men and others allow women but separate them from men inside the Mosque.

The Hindu religion encouraged all religions to coexist and treated the followers of other religions with respect. Nowadays, since more and more people are arguing against the Hindu religion, tolerance is fading out and more and more people are voicing their protest for such people making fun of the religious customs and beliefs.
Recently, a Minister in Tamilnadu said in a meeting how many temples he had destroyed personally himself. I reviewed a video recently that 12,000 innocent people were killed in 1323, when Muhamad Bin Thuklak's military ransacked Sri Rangam Temple in Tamilnadu. This was considered the worst massacre in the history. Unfortunately, we have a history of people from a particular religion were systematically executed in concentration camps by a dictator as he considered them as threat to his race.

I wish someday there will be respect for other religions and brotherhood of humanity will be established. If people naturally feel that way, there is no need for legislations.