Anti-CAA protests through ‘kolam’ or ‘rangolis’ in Chennai

Chennai: In a unique protest method against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR) some women drew ‘kolams’ or ‘rangolis’ in Besant Nagar locality here on Sunday and also wrote No to CAA, No to NRC and No to NPR.

City police detained six young women in this connection and later released them. The ‘kolams’ attracted onlookers in good numbers affecting the free flow of traffic.

The police had denied permission to draw such ‘kolams’ when approached first. However, the group went ahead with their plan and was detained by the police in a community center for a while before they were released.

Meanwhile, DMK President M.K. Stalin strongly condemned the police action. In a Facebook post, Stalin said this is yet another example of the AIADMK government’s atrocity that prevents the exercise of fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution. (IANS)

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