Organised by the ruling LDF, the chain extended from the town square in northern Kasargod to the border town of Kaliyakkavilai in the south.
As the Republic Day parade winded down in Delhi, between 60-70 lakh people came together to form a human chain across Kerala in a mark of protest and solidarity. The 620-km chain, which was fully formed by early Sunday evening, was the latest dramatic episode in the state바카라s protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and mooted National Register of Citizens (NRC).
Organised by the ruling LDF, the chain 바카라 one of the biggest such gatherings in the state바카라s history 바카라 extended from the town square in northern Kasargod to the border town of Kaliyakkavilai in the south. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and CPI state secretary Kanam Rajendran helped form the section at the Martyrs바카라 column in Thiruvananthapuram while CPI(M) Politburo members S. Ramachandran Pillai and M.A. Baby formed its first and final links respectively.
Closed fists were raised in salute as an oath was taken to safeguard the Constitution against 바카라attempts to subvert and destroy it바카라. The Preamble was read out as well. Some 40,000 public meetings were held ahead of a dress rehearsal in the afternoon and after the chain broke around 5 pm. A number of eminent personalities, including celebrities, participated in the event.
Thanking the participants, Vijayan said, 바카라The human chain against the CAA represents a wall to hold back threats to the secular fabric and communal harmony of the country. All of Kerala has stated here today that the CAA, NRC and NPR will not be implemented here. That will was seen by the overwhelming participation by the people today. But we must not falter now.바카라
A host of senior state ministers participated, including Finance Minister Dr Thomas Isaac, Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran and Law minister A.K. Balan, three of the most outspoken critics of the CAA-NRC. Representatives from the various coalition partners directed the chain바카라s formation at a number of points.
바카라The chain has spoken louder than any Republic Day parade tableau could. Kerala바카라s voice won바카라t be silenced by fascists,바카라 said U. Nandakishore, one of the thousands of party workers mobilised to ensure safety and coordinate at the local level. A sizeable police contingent was deployed as well along the chain. An RSS worker reportedly attempted suicide in Kollam to protest the chain.
While the opposition UDF stayed away from the event, the chain also saw participation from clergymen from various Christian denominations and Muslim clerics in a number of places. Meanwhile, the Kerala Regional Latin Catholic Council (KRLCC) and the State Waqf Board directed their churches and mosques respectively to observe Sunday as 바카라Constitution Protection Day바카라. Following Sunday masses and prayers across the state, churches and mosques registered under the two bodies hoisted the tricolour and read out the Preamble. In the churches, a KRLCC circular was also read out and an oath to protect the Constitution was administered.
The scale of public participation at the event was reminiscent of the then-unprecedented roughly 50 lakh turnout at the 바카라Vanitha Mathil바카라 or 바카라Women바카라s Wall바카라 formed against the backdrop of violence in the Sabarimala flare-up last January.