[7] After Ammini was publicly assaulted in January 2022, she stated, "I am not safe here anymore, the only option is to leave the country and seek asylum.
"[8] Her legal advocate Prashant Padmanabhan has served a notice on the Kerala government, alleging a violation of the January 2019 Supreme Court order that requires the government to provide security for Ammini and Kanakadurga,[9] and Ammini has alleged her Dalit identity is related to the failure of police to provide her protection.
[10] After the Supreme Court decision allowing the entry of women between the ages of 10 and 50 into the Sabarimala Temple,[11] Ammini joined social media groups created by activists.
[3] She met Kanakadurga on the Facebook page for Navothana Keralam Sabarimalayilekku (Renaissance Kerala), which was organized for women who wanted to visit the temple.
[17] The chief minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, a supporter of the Supreme Court decision, said the entry into the temple by Ammini and Kankadurga was a historic moment.
[20] The Kerala government then withdrew its support and police protection for women entering the temple, pending the decision of the Supreme Court.
[21][22] After this announcement, Ammini and other activists, including Trupti Desai, went to the Ernakulam City Commissioner's office in late November to seek police protection for another attempt to visit the shrine.
[24][25][26] Afterwards, Prabhir Vishnu Poruthiyil described Ammini as the "Rosa Parks of our time", and wrote, "She has shown us the tenacity of patriarchy and has exposed the casteism lurking behind the facade of tradition.
"[24] The National Commission for Women asked the Kerala director general of police to send an action report regarding the incident.
[28] On 24 February 2021, the Kerala High Court granted pre-arrest bail to two people alleged to be connected with the group that sprayed Ammini when she went to the Ernakulam City Commissioner's office in 2019.