The much anticipated event known as Kiss of Love became a
sensation in kerala as thousands came to protest against the Kiss of Love
event. It was a protest against a protest. Around 50 of law college students
were arrested into preventative custody for organizing such an event. The police
then released these students later on after the situation was back in control.
The organizers of Kiss of Love were not able to reach the
destination. They assembled around half kilometer from the pre planned destination and marched
towards Marine Drive holding their hands. Their journey ended in the police
vans waiting for them. The situation could have been much worse if the police didn’t
took them into custody. There were many people and parties assembled there for
opposing the event. ABVP, Yuva Morcha, KSU, Siva Sena, SYS, SKSSF, Campus Front
were among the parties present there.
The event Kiss of Love attained a mass attention among the
world. It was the idea of a group of youngsters known as ‘Free Thinkers’ . These
youngsters then continued the organization of the event through Social Media ,
mainly Facebook. Even though things didn’t planned as well, the event received huge
media attention and it is a viral in social media as lot of people posted their
opinion in Social medias.
This was a new experience for the people in Kerala who are tired of seeing political protests
against each other. The message of the protest was negatively conveyed in some
ways. Kiss of Love was a protest against the activities of moral policing in
Kerala. The people of Kerala are waiting to see what
happens next.
To know more about Kiss of Love, Read Kiss Day in Kerala
