Hindu Aikya Vedi leader K.P. Sasikala, who was arrested en route to Sabarimala, was granted bail by a court in Thiruvalla on Saturday.
The police had earlier said that she would be taken to Sabarimala, if the court was to grant her bail.
Sasikala was arrested at 1.30am on Saturday after being detained for nearly five hours at Marakkootam following her refusal to backtrack from proceeding to the hill shrine.
Achara Samrakshana Samithi state convenor Prithvipal and BJP leader P. Sudhir were also taken into custody from Pamba. Sasikala was then taken to the Ranni police station, where she began a hunger strike. Around 2,000 Sabarimala Karma Samithi workers surrounded the police station at Ranni in Pathanamthitta, urging the police to take Sasikala back to Sabarimala and allow her to offer prayers.
They also sought action against the officers who arrested her.
Though several attempts were made to neutalise the situation, the workers and Sasikala stood firm on their decision to visit the temple. Finally, around Saturday afternoon, the police agreed to take her to court, putting an end to the standoff outside the police station.
