The two women, who made history by entering the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple, have approached the Supreme Court seeking protection.
Kanakadurga, 39, and Bindhu Ammini, 40, approached the court saying that their life and liberty was in danger and that one of them was already in hospital after being attacked.
The Supreme Court will hear their plea on Friday.
Kanakadurga and Bindu are the first women below 50 in decades to enter the hilltop shrine.
Kanakadurga who is a government employee was attacked by her mother-in-law and was admitted in a hospital on Wednesday. A case was filed against her mother-in-law Sumathi, who too claimed that she was attacked by Kanakadurga.
Bindhu Ammini, a lecturer of law at Kerala’s Kannur University, has been facing the wrath of right-wing organisations ever since she entered the temple. Her daughter is reportedly not able to attend school as she fears an attack from RSS workers.
The two had gone into hiding after entering the temple on January 2. Their entry had led to widespread violence and harthal in Kerala.
