Police use water cannons and tear gas as Congress and BJP youth wings protest over the Sabarimala gold loss in Thiruvananthapuram and Thrissur. (Pic/PTI)
Activists also raised slogans against the state government, citing the Sabarimala gold loss case and recent controversial remarks by State Fisheries Minister Saji Cherian
The minister, on January 18, said that while the RSS promoted majority communalism, minority communalism was also being encouraged by the Muslim League, a key ally of the Congress in Kerala
Cherian had also said that the results of the Kasaragod municipality elections showed the Muslim League and the BJP securing more seats, while secular parties such as the Congress and the CPI(M) failed to perform well
Similar protests unfolded in Thrissur, where the BJP's Yuva Morcha activists marched to the office of the district collector over the same issue. They attempted to remove or climb over barricades and faced water cannon fire before ending their demonstration
The Sabarimala gold loss cases pertain to the alleged misappropriation of gold from the Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) idols and the Sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum) door frames at the temple
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