The Shiv Sena on Saturday has called for a statewide strike in Kerala on October 1 following the Supreme Court's verdict lifting restrictions on the entry of women of all ages in the Sabarimala temple.

Shiv Sena, in the wake of this verdict, has called for a 12-hour bandh in the state on Monday. The Supreme Court on Friday removed an age-old ban that prevented women aged between 10 and 50 from the entering the temple.