Kochi Moral Policing

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.

In a Facebook post strongly condemning the attack on couples in Kerala Kochi on Wednesday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said he would not allow any moral policing or "goondaism" in his state and "police sticks should be used against such people".

Shiv Sena activists in Kerala chose International Women's Day to go on a rampage in an act of moral policing and chased away young couples sitting on Marina Beach in Kochi. Armed with stick, Sena goons were spotted shouting at couples and abusing them.

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

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...

As eight young people gathered today in Kochi in Kerala to publicize a "kiss of love" protest they have planned for Sunday, the placards they were carrying were torn up by 2-3 men, who did not say whether they belong to or support a political group.

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.

In a Facebook post strongly condemning the attack on couples in Kerala Kochi on Wednesday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said he would not allow any moral policing or "goondaism" in his state and "police sticks should be used against such people".

Shiv Sena activists in Kerala chose International Women's Day to go on a rampage in an act of moral policing and chased away young couples sitting on Marina Beach in Kochi. Armed with stick, Sena goons were spotted shouting at couples and abusing them.

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

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...

As eight young people gathered today in Kochi in Kerala to publicize a "kiss of love" protest they have planned for Sunday, the placards they were carrying were torn up by 2-3 men, who did not say whether they belong to or support a political group.