KOLLAM: When protests are going on in different parts of Kerala, demanding the resignation of minister KT Jaleel, who was questioned twice by ED and NIA, a different kind of protest held in Kollam. This protest held at Thiruvullamaram in Kollam under the leadership of Youth Congress. A group of 10 youth Congress activists protested by throwing Jaleel’s effigy to the sea. The protest was able to capture the people’s attention as this kind of protest was unusual. It is still unknown whether this style of protest will become a new trend during this period of Covid-19.
The protest demanding Jaleel’s resignation continued for the ninth consecutive day. Today police attacked the protestors at Kasargod, Pathanamthitta and Kozhikode. AT kozhikode police used tear gas against the protestors. Police intervened to control the citation as the furious protestors tried to cross the police barricades.