The political upheaval in Kerala over Lakshadweep is intensifying. From preparing to send party-level delegations to the island group to protests, almost all sections of the state's polity are up in arms against the sweeping administrative changes being brought about in the Union Territory. Such bipartisan support against the new Lakshadweep administrator Praful Khoda Patel's tweaks are important since it is increasingly difficult to hear local voices, given the permit system in place and the stringent lockdown norms imposed since a major breakout of COVID-19 infections.
