New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: In a show of solidarity to Kerala Government's anti-CAA protest, Malayalees in New Delhi, led the same kind of human chain protest inside the Kerala house on Sunday.
The human chain was led by former MP and Kerala government's special representative to Delhi A Sampath. According to reports, around 50 people joined the protest and became part of the human chain.
"We are law-abiding citizens. We respect the holy book of the nation - the Constitution. So, we are leading the human chain against the CAA," Sampath said.
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Kerala also formed a massive state-wide human chain, led by the CPI(M) led Left Democratic Front, demanding withdrawal of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act.
The LDF had organised the 620 km long human chain from Kasaragod in north Kerala to Kaliyakkavilai in the southernmost part of the state, with nearly 60 to 70 lakh people participating in it.
The human chain was formed at 4 PM following which the preamble of the Constitution was readout. All the leaders of the ruling front joined the chain at various parts of the state. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan joined the protest in Thiruvananthapuram.
"We will read out the preamble of the Constitution and then take an oath to protect the Constitution," LDF convener A Vijayaraghavan had said.
Senior CPI(M) leader S Ramachandran Pillai is the first link of the human chain at Kasaragod, while M A Baby will be the last link at Kaliyakkavilai. The Left front has been at the forefront of anti-CAA protests in Kerala and had organised various protests across the state.
The LDF and the Congress-led Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) had earlier jointly protested against the Act.
