Kerala Kiss Of Love

Slogans and kisses of victory filled the air in Kochi's marine drive on Thursday, as hundreds of people gathered to protest against moral policing and to reclaim their rightful space.

Around 10 people are being questioned for their alleged connection with a sex racket in Kerala allegedly involving minors and pornographic websites. The organisers of the kiss of love campaign are among the 10 people, said police sources.

When love is punished as obscene, it's time to get to work, writes Rahul Pasupalan.

Among the 100 people gathered in Kozhikide in a show of chutzpah for the "Kiss of Love" protest, was Deedi Damodaran, a college professor. Couples - and singles - were meant to kiss each other to stand up to moral policing. So when the moment arrived, Ms DAmodaran, 46, and her husband obliged.

Police took 50 Kiss of Love protestors into preventive custody at Kozhikode, lathi-charge mob that had gathered to watch.

Police took into preventive custody some activists of the 'Kiss of Love' campaign, who had converged at the moffusil bus-stand in Kozhikokode today. The activists had come together to protest against moral policing and workers of 'Hanuman Sena' who were opposing them.

To take on moral policing, another Kiss protest called 'Kiss in the Street' will be organised in Kozhikode at different venues tomorrow.

Ten students, who had launched an "Hug of Love" initiative to protest against moral policing, have been suspended by a college in Kochi.

After Kerala, it is the turn of West Bengal to host the "Kiss of Love", when youngsters in the state capital Kolkata will indulge in public display of affection on Wednesday as a mark of protest against moral policing.

A day after the "Kiss for Love" protest in Kochi was scuttled, the organisers complained their official Facebook page has vanished and the Facebook Group they were a part of, "Free Thinkers", has been disabled.

The peaceful protest was much-needed, says Subhashini Ali.

Very few participants at Kochi's "Kiss of Love" found time to express their feelings this afternoon. Almost before it began, the controversial protest against moral policing was scuttled - with the police carting away 50 of the organisers and participants amid cheers by the saffron groups, which were protesting against the protest.

The controversial "Kiss of love" event - a protest against moral policing in the state - got scuttled even before it began in Kochi's Marine Drive this afternoon. Chaos reigned at the site as the police carted away around 50 of the organisers and participants - amid cheers and slogan-shouting by the saffron groups who were protesting against the pr...

The organisers of Kerala's controversial 'Kiss of Love' event kissed each other on camera during a television debate on Friday. The anchor of the regional channel had asked Rahul Pashupalan and Rashmi to kiss in front of everyone and they accepted the challenge.

A day after Kerala High Court refused to intervene, the organisers of controversial 'Kiss of Love' protest today said they would go ahead, even as they were yet to get permission from the police.

Slogans and kisses of victory filled the air in Kochi's marine drive on Thursday, as hundreds of people gathered to protest against moral policing and to reclaim their rightful space.

Around 10 people are being questioned for their alleged connection with a sex racket in Kerala allegedly involving minors and pornographic websites. The organisers of the kiss of love campaign are among the 10 people, said police sources.

When love is punished as obscene, it's time to get to work, writes Rahul Pasupalan.

Among the 100 people gathered in Kozhikide in a show of chutzpah for the "Kiss of Love" protest, was Deedi Damodaran, a college professor. Couples - and singles - were meant to kiss each other to stand up to moral policing. So when the moment arrived, Ms DAmodaran, 46, and her husband obliged.

Police took 50 Kiss of Love protestors into preventive custody at Kozhikode, lathi-charge mob that had gathered to watch.

Police took into preventive custody some activists of the 'Kiss of Love' campaign, who had converged at the moffusil bus-stand in Kozhikokode today. The activists had come together to protest against moral policing and workers of 'Hanuman Sena' who were opposing them.

To take on moral policing, another Kiss protest called 'Kiss in the Street' will be organised in Kozhikode at different venues tomorrow.

Ten students, who had launched an "Hug of Love" initiative to protest against moral policing, have been suspended by a college in Kochi.

After Kerala, it is the turn of West Bengal to host the "Kiss of Love", when youngsters in the state capital Kolkata will indulge in public display of affection on Wednesday as a mark of protest against moral policing.

A day after the "Kiss for Love" protest in Kochi was scuttled, the organisers complained their official Facebook page has vanished and the Facebook Group they were a part of, "Free Thinkers", has been disabled.

The peaceful protest was much-needed, says Subhashini Ali.

Very few participants at Kochi's "Kiss of Love" found time to express their feelings this afternoon. Almost before it began, the controversial protest against moral policing was scuttled - with the police carting away 50 of the organisers and participants amid cheers by the saffron groups, which were protesting against the protest.

The controversial "Kiss of love" event - a protest against moral policing in the state - got scuttled even before it began in Kochi's Marine Drive this afternoon. Chaos reigned at the site as the police carted away around 50 of the organisers and participants - amid cheers and slogan-shouting by the saffron groups who were protesting against the pr...

The organisers of Kerala's controversial 'Kiss of Love' event kissed each other on camera during a television debate on Friday. The anchor of the regional channel had asked Rahul Pashupalan and Rashmi to kiss in front of everyone and they accepted the challenge.

A day after Kerala High Court refused to intervene, the organisers of controversial 'Kiss of Love' protest today said they would go ahead, even as they were yet to get permission from the police.