Putting fire into a Friday afternoon, secular organisations and community representatives spoke out at a conference in solidarity with the survivor nun. The conference was held at Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh at Azad Maidan. The speakers took aim at the slow action against Jalandhar bishop Franco Mulakkal. A Kerala nun has accused him of raping her, saying she was sexually abused 13 times between 2014 and 2016.

'We are ashamed'
The speakers, though, first took aim at themselves, saying that they apologised for being slow to speak out and stand up for the survivor. They also said that it was a time to hang their heads in shame at the accusations, but more so at the silence of those whom the nun had complained to.