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Is the Kerala left-wing government hostile towards government employees taking up the Sabarimala Pilrimage?

The Communist government in Kerala is said to have issued an anti-Hindu on November 30, saying that if any government employees made a pilgrimage to the Sabarimala temple by undertaking the fast, a small sum would be deducted from their monthly salary.

Aiyappa devotees take up a fast for 41 days and also ensure that they follow all rituals in order to visit the Aiyappa temple in Sabarimala every year. This being said, the left-wing Communist Kerala government is said to have issued a notice similar to the Jizia tax issued by Mughal emperor, Aurangazeb on his Hindu population.

Speculations are that, the government has said that if any government employee fails to groom his facial hair due to the fast he has undertaken, he will become ineligible for governmental benefits. In addition, a sum will be deducted from their monthly income if they take up the pilgrimage to Sabarimala.

Further reports say that this anti-Hindu notice has been removed by the Communist government in Kerala, according to unofficial information.

(With inputs from Kathir News)

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