If Vavar raises Waqf claim, Lord Ayyappa will be forced to leave Sabarimala: Kerala BJP leader

During a bypoll campaign in Kerala, BJP leader K Gopalakrishnan sparked controversy with remarks about the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. He suggested that if applied to Sabarimala, the law could lead to claims on the temple’s land by ‘Vavar Swamy,’ a Muslim figure revered by devotees.