THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a primary, lakhs of ladies stood should-to-shoulder around the nationwide highways, making a 620-km-long human 'wall' from the northern finish of Kasaragod to the southern tip right here on Tuesday as a part of a state-sponsored initiative to uphold gender equality.
The event comes days after hundreds of devotees lit 'Ayyappa Jyothies' (lighting of sacred lamps) and lined up from Hosangadi in Kasargod to Kanyakumari, vowing to protect the age-old customs and traditions of Sabarimala.
On Tuesday, girls from various walks of existence -- writers, athletes, actors, politicians and techies, govt officials and homemakers -- stood around the highways crisscrossing through the 14 districts within the state as the event commenced at 4pm.
Expressing solidarity, hundreds of men additionally lined up parallel forming a 2nd human 'wall'.
The 'Women's wall' used to be conceived within the backdrop of frenzied protests witnessed within the hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa at Sabarimala after the CPI(M)-led LDF govt decided to put in force the Supreme Court verdict, allowing all girls to pray on the Ayyappa shrine.
The event is part of an initiative to protect secular values, gender equality and to unfold a message in opposition to those looking to push society into the darkish ages, organisers of the programme said.
Before the formal start of the event, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan garlanded the statue of social reformer 'Ayyankali'.
CPI(M) politburo member Brinda Karat and CPI leader Annie Raja additionally paid floral tributes on the statue.
Vijayan had earlier expressed confidence that girls, cutting across strains of caste and faith, would join the 'wall' to save Kerala from being "dragged back into the era of darkness."
CPI(M) state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan had earlier said that 50 lakh girls were expected to participate within the event.
Health minister K K Shylaja led the 'Women's Wall' at Kasaragod and Karat used to be the closing person on the finish at Vellayambalam right here.
School students were given half-day vacation, whilst universities postponed checks scheduled for Tuesday.
The govt employees and Technopark employees were allegedly asked to participate within the event, which the primary opposition Congress-led UDF dubbed "caste wall" and "wall of contradictions".
The individuals began lining up on the designated centres since 3pm. A practice session used to be additionally held.
The 'wall' used to be formed at 4pm, with individuals taking a pledge to uphold gender equality and renaissance values.
The marketing campaign used to be steered at a gathering referred to as by way of the LDF govt following huge protests by way of right-wing events and a section of devotees over the government's decision to put in force the September 28 apex courtroom order, allowing girls of every age to offer prayers at Sabarimala.
The event comes days after hundreds of devotees lit 'Ayyappa Jyothies' (lighting of sacred lamps) and lined up from Hosangadi in Kasargod to Kanyakumari, vowing to protect the age-old customs and traditions of Sabarimala.
On Tuesday, girls from various walks of existence -- writers, athletes, actors, politicians and techies, govt officials and homemakers -- stood around the highways crisscrossing through the 14 districts within the state as the event commenced at 4pm.
Expressing solidarity, hundreds of men additionally lined up parallel forming a 2nd human 'wall'.
The 'Women's wall' used to be conceived within the backdrop of frenzied protests witnessed within the hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa at Sabarimala after the CPI(M)-led LDF govt decided to put in force the Supreme Court verdict, allowing all girls to pray on the Ayyappa shrine.
The event is part of an initiative to protect secular values, gender equality and to unfold a message in opposition to those looking to push society into the darkish ages, organisers of the programme said.
Before the formal start of the event, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan garlanded the statue of social reformer 'Ayyankali'.
CPI(M) politburo member Brinda Karat and CPI leader Annie Raja additionally paid floral tributes on the statue.
Vijayan had earlier expressed confidence that girls, cutting across strains of caste and faith, would join the 'wall' to save Kerala from being "dragged back into the era of darkness."
CPI(M) state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan had earlier said that 50 lakh girls were expected to participate within the event.
Health minister K K Shylaja led the 'Women's Wall' at Kasaragod and Karat used to be the closing person on the finish at Vellayambalam right here.
School students were given half-day vacation, whilst universities postponed checks scheduled for Tuesday.
The govt employees and Technopark employees were allegedly asked to participate within the event, which the primary opposition Congress-led UDF dubbed "caste wall" and "wall of contradictions".
The individuals began lining up on the designated centres since 3pm. A practice session used to be additionally held.
The 'wall' used to be formed at 4pm, with individuals taking a pledge to uphold gender equality and renaissance values.
The marketing campaign used to be steered at a gathering referred to as by way of the LDF govt following huge protests by way of right-wing events and a section of devotees over the government's decision to put in force the September 28 apex courtroom order, allowing girls of every age to offer prayers at Sabarimala.
Kerala: 620-km-long 'Women's Wall' formed to uphold gender equality
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