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**The Hindu – September 27, 2025**

**UDF Unfazed by NSS Support for LDF on Sabarimala Issue, Accuses Ruling Party of Appeasing Hindu Majority**

**Thiruvananthapuram:** The United Democratic Front (UDF) remains unconcerned by the Nair Service Society’s (NSS) reaffirmed support for the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government’s policies concerning the Sabarimala temple, according to Opposition Leader V.D. Satheesan. Speaking to reporters today, Satheesan dismissed suggestions that the UDF would need to “mend fences” with the influential social organization.

Satheesan reiterated the UDF’s firm stance against cooperating with the government’s Global Ayyappa Sanghamam, calling it a political stunt designed to win Hindu votes ahead of the 2026 elections. He accused the LDF of attempting to court Hindu majoritarian votes after perceived failures in securing minority support.

Satheesan further criticized the CPI(M)’s apparent shift to the right, highlighting the Devaswom Minister’s reading of blessings from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at the Sanghamam. He also took a swipe at Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for personally escorting Vellapally Natesan, a figure known for controversial statements, to the event.

The Opposition Leader asserted that the UDF stands against both majority and minority communalism and does not engage in appeasement politics. He challenged the LDF to demonstrate its commitment to Sabarimala by withdrawing the Supreme Court affidavit supporting women’s entry into the temple and dropping the charges against Ayyappa devotees arrested during the 2018 protests.

The political climate in Kerala remains charged as parties position themselves ahead of the upcoming elections.

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