2014 Kiss of Love protest

Non-violent protest against moral policing October 2023 Kiss of Love Protest File:Kiss of love protest 2014 in Kerala at Ernakulam.JPG Protest in Ernakulam 2 November 2014https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/Cases-against-at-least-100-persons-registered-for-%E2%80%98Kiss-of-Love%E2%80%99-protest/article60318974.ece Cases against at least 100 persons registered for 'Kiss of Love' protest PTI The Hindu 4 November 2014 26 November 2014(Initial outburst) Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, New Delhi, Mumbai, Kozhikode, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai Multiple instances of moral policing Protest by French kissing, hugging and holding hands Around 50 Around 100https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/Cases-against-at-least-100-persons-registered-for-%E2%80%98Kiss-of-Love%E2%80%99-protest/article60318974.ece Cases against at least 100 persons registered for 'Kiss of Love' protest PTI The Hindu 4 November 2014 26 November 2014 The Kiss of Love protest was a non-violent protest against moral policing.K C Ramesh Babu 'Kiss of Love' to protest moral policing in Kerala http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kerala-mass-kissing-drive-leaves-cops-high-and-dry/article1-1280010.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20141029071403/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kerala-mass-kissing-drive-leaves-cops-high-and-dry/article1-1280010.aspx dead October 29, 2014 November 1, 2014 Hindustan Times HT Media Ltd October 29, 2014Hashim Farmis Demonstrators kiss to protest 'moral policing' in Kerala http://observers.france24.com/content/20141103-kiss-protest-moral-policing-kerala November 5, 2014 The Observers France24 November 3, 2014 April 17, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150417051440/http://observers.france24.com/content/20141103-kiss-protest-moral-policing-kerala dead The movement began in response to an incident of vandalism of a cafe in Kozhikode by an ultra-conservative and right-wing vigilante group over reports of public display of affection in the cafe. The protest, organized through a Facebook page, called forth youth across Kerala to participate in the protest on 2 November 2014, at Marine Drive, Kochi by kissing in public.FP Staff Kiss of Love: Kochi's version of Pink Chaddi campaign to fight moral policing http://www.firstpost.com/india/kiss-of-love-kochis-version-of-pink-chaddi-campaign-to-fight-moral-policing-1778187.html November 1, 2014 Firstpost Network 18 October 30, 2014Philip Shaju Youth to mark Nov 2 as 'Kiss Day' to challenge moral policing in Kerala http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/youth-to-mark-nov-2-as-kiss-day-to-challenge-moral-policing-in-kerala/ November 1, 2014 The Indian Express Indian Express Group October 28, 2014 After the initial protest in Kochi, similar protests were organized in other major cities of the country.2014-11-08 The Kiss of Love reaches Delhi https://www.indiatoday.in/india/photo/kiss-of-love-reaches-delhi-protests-rss-kerala-kolkata-373791-2014-11-08 2026-06-16 India Today en2014-11-06 'Kiss of Love' spreads to Kolkata https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/kiss-of-love-spreads-to-kolkata/articleshow/45056988.cms 2026-06-16 The Times of India 0971-8257 Background Moral police In the 2000s and early 2010s, there were a series of high-profile incidents of violence against individuals for perceived obscene conduct. Attacks were carried out by both police and vigilante actors. Legality Section 294(a) of the Indian Penal Code states that "Whoever, to the annoyance of others, does any obscene act in any public place shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine, or with both".http://indiankanoon.org/doc/594493/ Section 294 in The Indian Penal Code 26 November 2014 IPC does not define the word 'obscene', hence it is interpreted differently by different authorities. The Supreme Court has noted that '"obscenity" should be gauged with respect to contemporary community standards'.S. Khushboo vs Kanniammal & Anr on 28 April, 2010 Supreme Court of India. Retrieved 26 December 2022 The court has also observed that the 'standards of contemporary society in India are ... fast changing' in Chandrakant Kalyandas Kakodar vs The State Of Maharashtra And Ors (1969).Chandrakant Kalyandas Kakodar vs The State Of Maharashtra And Ors on 25 August, 1969 Supreme Court of India. Retrieved 26 December 2022 Regarding 'contemporary community standards', the Supreme Court has noted that it is not 'the standard of a group of susceptible or sensitive persons' that can be held as the standard of the community, in Aveek Sarkar & Anr vs State of West Bengal And Anr (2014).Aveek Sarkar & Anr vs State Of West Bengal And Anr on 3 February, 2014 Supreme Court of India. Retrieved 26 December 2022 Regarding social morality, the Supreme Court has observed that "notions of social morality are inherently subjective and the criminal law cannot be used as a means to unduly interfere with the domain of personal autonomy" in S. Khushboo vs Kanniammal & Anr (2010). Now regarding kissing and hugging in public places, the Supreme Court of India has made it clear that 'no case can be made out' of two people consensually hugging and/or kissing.http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sc-clean-chit-to-gere-in-shilpa-kissing-row/61177-8.html https://web.archive.org/web/20141110200352/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sc-clean-chit-to-gere-in-shilpa-kissing-row/61177-8.html dead 10 November 2014 SC clean chit to Gere in Shilpa kissing row IBNLive 26 November 2014https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7295797.stm BBC NEWS - South Asia - Richard Gere cleared of obscenity 14 March 2008 26 November 2014 The Supreme Court gave this verdict in response to a petition by actor Richard Gere to quash the arrest warrant issued by a Jaipur court. The arrest warrant was issued after the actor had taken Shilpa Shetty in his embrace and kissed her on the cheek at an AIDS awareness program.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1564407/Shilpa-Shetty-questioned-over-Gere-kiss.html Shilpa Shetty questioned over Gere kiss Richard Holt 27 September 2007 Telegraph.co.uk 26 November 2014 A verdict by the Delhi High Court has also made it clear that kissing in public is not a criminal offense.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Kissing-in-public-by-married-couple-not-obscene-HC/articleshow/4066941.cms Kissing in public by married couple not obscene: HC The Times of India 2 February 2009 26 November 2014 Origins The Kiss of Love protest began in October 2014 when Jai Hind TV, a Malayalam news channel owned by the Indian National Congress, telecast an exclusive report on alleged immoral activity at the parking space of Downtown Cafe in Kozhikode.Philip Shaju Congress channel alleges 'immorality' at Kerala cafe, BJP workers vandalized the cafe smashing all furniture and fixtures of the coffee shop http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/congress-channel-alleges-immorality-at-kerala-cafe-bjp-workers-vandalise-it/ 2 November 2014 The Indian Express October 25, 2014 The video showed a young couple kissing and hugging each other.Babu Ramesh Kerala: 'Kiss of Love' campaign meets wall of cops and protesters; fizzles out http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kerala-organisers-to-go-ahead-with-kiss-of-love-today/article1-1281587.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20141102073116/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kerala-organisers-to-go-ahead-with-kiss-of-love-today/article1-1281587.aspx dead November 2, 2014 2 November 2014 Hindustan Times 2 November 2014 A mob of attackers, who were later identified as belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, vandalized the cafe following the report. Following this, a group of friends from a Facebook page called 'Freethinkers', started the Facebook page 'Kiss of Love'.http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/kochi-youths-plan-kiss-day-after-cafe-vandalism/ Kochi youths plan 'kiss day' after cafe vandalism The Indian Express 19 Nov 2014 29 Oct 2014 Kollam-based women's rights activist Resmi R Nair was the co-founder and spokesperson of the Kiss of Love protest.https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-29880519 #BBCtrending: India's 'Kiss Protest' prompts controversy BBC News 3 November 2014 26 December 2022 Activists from all over Kerala decided to protest against the series of moral policing incidents by organizing a public event at Marine Drive Beach, Kochi on November 2.Varghese Johnley Kerala Gets Ready for its First Public Kissing Event, Backlash Feared http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kerala-gets-ready-its-first-public-kissing-event-backlash-feared-612861 2 November 2014 International Business Times November 2, 2014 Activities On November 2, 2014, activists gathered at Marine Drive, Kochi to express solidarity with the movement against moral policing. A planned march proceeded from the campus of Ernakulam Law College to the venue, during which the police took around 50 activists into preventive custody, citing law and order issues.2 November 2014 'Kiss of Love' organisers taken into custody in Kochi on the fear of mass attacking by public The Hindu https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/%E2%80%98Kiss-of-Love%E2%80%99-organisers-taken-into-custody/article60348889.ece 2 November 2014Sanyal Anindita 2 November 2014 Kerala 'Kiss of Love' Ends in Chaos, Participants Taken Into Preventive Custody NDTV http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/kerala-kiss-of-love-ends-in-chaos-participants-taken-into-preventive-custody-615195?curl=1414941187 2 November 2014 Various religious and political groups also gathered on the protest grounds to physically prevent the activists from kissing and hugging in public.Thomas Trisha Hindu, Muslim groups join hands against Kiss of Love in Kerala 2 November 2014 RTN-Asia 2 November 2014 http://rtn.asia/t-t/9317/conservatives-challenge-kiss-of-love-event-in-kochi This included members from the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, SDPI, Vishva Hindu Parishad, Shiv Sena, Bajrang Dal, and Hindu Sena.http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Wary-Cops-Nab-Around-50-Kiss-of-Love-Protesters/2014/11/03/article2504805.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20141106161510/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Wary-Cops-Nab-Around-50-Kiss-of-Love-Protesters/2014/11/03/article2504805.ece dead November 6, 2014 Wary Cops Nab Around 50 'Kiss of Love' Protestershttp://www.deccanchronicle.com/141103/nation-current-affairs/article/kiss-love-protest-police-blamed-giving-free-hand-miscreants: Kiss of love protest: Police blamed for giving free hand to miscreants Deccan Chronicle https://web.archive.org/web/20191203031000/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/141103/nation-current-affairs/article/kiss-love-protest-police-blamed-giving-free-hand-miscreants 2019-12-03http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/kerala-s-kiss-of-love-protest-planned-for-sunday-draws-opposition-613289: Kerala's 'Kiss of Love' Protest, Planned for Sunday, Draws Opposition NDTV.com 26 November 2014https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/student-organisations-condemn-kiss-of-love/article6551314.ece Student organisations condemn 'Kiss of Love' The Hindu 31 October 2014 The Kerala Police was criticized for its failure to control the event.http://freepressjournal.in/police-behaved-in-a-partisan-way-says-cpm-leader/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141202031334/http://freepressjournal.in/police-behaved-in-a-partisan-way-says-cpm-leader/ 2014-12-02 :http://www.firstpost.com/india/kiss-of-love-kerala-govts-first-mistake-was-siding-with-moral-hooligans-1785389.html Kiss of Love: Kerala govt's first mistake was siding with moral hooligans Firstpost 3 November 2014 26 November 2014 Police allowed counter-protesters—which included members of Shiv Sena, SDPI, and Bajrang Dal—to attack the protesters.http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/kerala-at-least-50-taken-into-custody-for-organising-kiss-of-love/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141102173131/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/kerala-at-least-50-taken-into-custody-for-organising-kiss-of-love/ dead 2 November 2014 At least 50 taken into custody for organising Kochi 'kiss of love' protest The Indian Express 26 November 2014 Although they attempted to physically stop the Kiss of Love protesters from legally protesting, none of the counter-protesters were removed.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kiss-of-love-movement-They-came-dared-the-mob-did-it/articleshow/45016955.cms 'Kiss of love' movement: They came, dared the mob, did it The Times of India 3 November 2014 26 November 2014 Police later claimed that they arrested the Kiss of Love protesters to save the protesters' lives.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/We-took-kiss-of-love-activists-into-custody-to-save-their-lives/articleshow/45043053.cms: We took kiss of love activists into custody to save their lives - Times of India timesofindia.indiatimes.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160401011611/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/We-took-kiss-of-love-activists-into-custody-to-save-their-lives/articleshow/45043053.cms 2016-04-01 The protest also went viral on social networking sites and in the news media with supporters of the campaign had been posting pictures of themselves kissing on social networking sites.K.S. Sudhi Kiss of Love protests: Taking matters, personally https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/kiss-of-love-prtotests-taking-matters-personally/article6563143.ece 6 November 2014 The Hindu 4 November 2014https://www.facebook.com/kissoflovekochi: yes March 2022http://gulfnews.com/news/world/india/kiss-of-love-plan-gets-more-support-in-kerala-1.1406074 'Kiss of love' plan gets more support in Kerala 26 November 2014 The Facebook page had garnered more than 154,404 followers. A group of students at Maharaja's College, Ernakulam protested against moral policing by conducting an event named 'Hug of Love'. All the participants were later suspended for 10 days by the college authorities for violating their code of conduct.https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/%E2%80%98Hug-of-Love%E2%80%99-at-college/article60100957.ece 'Hug of Love' at college Kochi Bureau The Hindu 7 November 2014 26 November 2014 Another group of students from the Government Law College Kozhikode organized an event called Hug of Love on 10 December. Authorities took this as an act of indiscipline and served show cause notice to participants.June 2026 A protest against moral policing in Thiruvananthapuram with kisses and hugs under the banner 'kiss against fascism' was conducted before the Kairali theatre complex during the 19th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) on 13 December.IFFK gets its share of Kiss of Love The Hindu 14 December 2014 https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/iffk-gets-its-share-of-kiss-of-love/article6689842.ece A Kiss protest dubbed 'Kiss In The Streets' was organized on 7 December in Kozhikode. Right-wing opponents of the kiss protest issued threats before the event, stating that protesters would be stripped naked in public if they attempted to kiss.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/Kiss-in-the-Street-could-shift-to-moving-buses/articleshow/45399099.cms Kiss in the Street could shift to moving buses Kozhikode News - Times of India The Times of India 7 December 2014 The event was marred by violence towards the protesters by Shiv Sena and Hanuman Sena.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/Kozhikode-Kiss-of-Love-event-marred-by-violence/articleshow/45406165.cms Kozhikode 'Kiss of Love' event marred by violence Kozhikode News - Times of India The Times of India 7 December 2014 Police caned and took the Kiss of Love protesters and their opponents into preventive custody.https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/police-detain-over-60-kiss-of-love-campaigners/article6670940.ece Police detain over 60 'Kiss of Love' campaigners The Hindu 8 December 2014 Protesters claimed that Kerala Police were more brutal than their right-wing opponents.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/Kozhikode-protesters-brave-violence-to-hug-and-kiss/articleshow/45407359.cms Kozhikode protesters brave violence to hug and kiss Kozhikode News - Times of India The Times of India 8 December 2014 Response Support outside Kerala The event gathered support from educational institutions outside of Kerala including the University of Hyderabad, JNU Delhi, IISER Kolkata, Pondicherry University, IIT Madras, and IIT Bombay.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/IIT-B-to-lock-lips-with-Kochis-Kiss-of-Love-movement/articleshow/45009285.cms IIT-B to lock lips with Kochi's 'Kiss of Love' movement The Times of India 2 November 2014 26 November 2014https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/%E2%80%98Kiss-of-Love%E2%80%99-supporters-face-case-for-obscenity-in-Hyderabad/article60348888.ece 'Kiss of Love' supporters face case for obscenity in Hyderabad PTI The Hindu 5 November 2014 26 November 2014http://www.thenewsminute.com/telanganas/153 'It was not kissing fest, why a case of obscenity?' asks Arundhathi, student of Hyderabad University 7 November 2014 26 November 2014http://feministsindia.com/tag/kiss-of-love-india/ FeministsIndia 26 November 2014http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Its-Just-Celebration-and-Expression-of-Love-Say-IIT-Madras-Students/2014/11/15/article2524051.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20141117181400/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Its-Just-Celebration-and-Expression-of-Love-Say-IIT-Madras-Students/2014/11/15/article2524051.ece dead November 17, 2014 It's Just Celebration and Expression of Love, Say IIT-Madras Students The New Indian Express 26 November 2014June 2026 Students from Jadavpur University and Presidency University, Kolkata organized similar protests against moral policing in Kolkata on 5 November 2014.http://zeenews.india.com/news/west-bengal/kolkata-embraces-kiss-of-love-says-no-to-moral-policing_1494610.html Kolkata embraces Kiss of Love, says no to moral policing Zee News 5 November 2014 26 November 2014http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Kiss-of-Love-spreads-to-Kolkata/articleshow/45056988.cms 'Kiss of Love' spreads to Kolkata The Times of India 6 November 2014 26 November 2014 The Kolkata chapter also protested against the authorities of North Kolkata's Star Theatre for allegedly refusing entry to a 17-year-old girl because she was dressed in a skirt.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Kolkata/Kolkata-theatre-screens-by-skirt-length/articleshow/45001125.cms Kolkata theatre screens by skirt length The Times of India November 2014 26 November 2014 On November 8, a group of protestors demonstrated by kissing and hugging outside RSS headquarters in Delhi.http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/kiss-of-love-protesters-hold-demonstration-outside-rss-office-in-delhi-618124 'Kiss of Love' Protesters Hold Demonstration Outside RSS Office in Delhi NDTV.com 26 November 2014 While JNU students were at the forefront, there were representatives from several universities in the city such as Delhi University, Jamia Millia Islamia, Ambedkar University Delhi, and National Law University.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kiss-fest-near-RSS-office-in-Delhi-turns-slugfest/articleshow/45083193.cms? 'Kiss of love' fest near RSS office in Delhi turns slugfest The Times of India 10 November 2014 26 November 2014 Hindu Sena members arrived on the scene stating that the "Western culture was corrupting and degrading Indian culture".http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/they-lock-horns-over-locking-lips/ Kiss of love campaign: They lock horns over locking lips The Indian Express 13 November 2014 26 November 2014 Hindu Sena members tried to physically attack kissing couples.http://www.deccanherald.com/content/440425/kiss-love-fails-reach-rss.html 'Kiss of Love' fails to reach RSS office Deccan Herald 9 November 2014 26 November 2014 On November 9, a similar protest was organized by students on the JNU campus, in solidarity with those who courted police action at the 'Kiss of Love' event in Kochi on November 2.https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Kiss-of-Love-held-in-JNU-campus/article60100602.ece Kiss of Love held in JNU campus PTI The Hindu 9 November 2014 26 November 2014 A Kiss of Love event that was scheduled for 30 November in Bengaluru was canceled when permission for the protest was denied by Bengaluru Police.http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/kiss-of-love-no-one-can-take-law-into-their-own-hands/article6631699.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20231103053304/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/kiss-of-love-no-one-can-take-law-into-their-own-hands/article6631699.ece live November 3, 2023 Kiss of Love: 'no one can take law into their own hands' Afshan Yasmeen The Hindu 25 November 2014 subscription 26 November 2014http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/2014/12/01/Kiss-of-Love-Protest-Off-Bengaluru-Cops-Alert/article2549233.ece https://archive.today/20141208093042/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/2014/12/01/Kiss-of-Love-Protest-Off-Bengaluru-Cops-Alert/article2549233.ece dead December 8, 2014 Kiss of Love Protest off, Bengaluru Cops Alert Opposition Kiss of Love was met with opposition and criticism from certain sections of Indian society.http://in.reuters.com/article/india-kissing-idINKCN0IU1QB20141110 https://web.archive.org/web/20160101224936/http://in.reuters.com/article/india-kissing-idINKCN0IU1QB20141110 dead January 1, 2016 'Kiss of Love' protests rattle Modi's conservative India Reuters 10 November 2014 26 November 2014 Tharakan Tony Several religious and political groups such as Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, SDPI, Sunni Yuvajana Sangham, Vishva Hindu Parishad, Shiv Sena, Bajrang Dal, Hindu Sena, Campus Front, Samastha Kerala Sunni Yuvajana Sanghom, Pattali Makkal Katchi, Hindu Makkal Katchi, and the Ernakulam wing of Kerala Students Union opposed this movement. These opposing groups claimed that public display of affection is against both Indian culture and the law of the land (under section 294 of the Indian Penal Code).http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/kerala-high-court-refuses-to-interfere-with-kochi-kiss-fest/: Kerala Kiss Festival the Indian Express indianexpress.com https://web.archive.org/web/20141106022456/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/kerala-high-court-refuses-to-interfere-with-kochi-kiss-fest/ 2014-11-06 The Kerala State Women's Commission opposed Kiss of Love stating that it was against the culture of Kerala.http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Cops-Flustered-as-Kochi-Pouts-Lips-to-Protest-Moral-Policing/2014/10/30/article2499431.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20141101225717/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Cops-Flustered-as-Kochi-Pouts-Lips-to-Protest-Moral-Policing/2014/10/30/article2499431.ece dead November 1, 2014 Cops Flustered as Kochi Pouts Lips to Protest Moral Policing The New Indian Express 26 November 2014http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141030/jsp/nation/story_18980546.jsp#.VFt2WsmM8jp https://archive.today/20141106132840/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141030/jsp/nation/story_18980546.jsp%23.VFt2WsmM8jp dead November 6, 2014 Police lock on 'Kiss of Love' protest The Telegraph 26 November 2014 The proposed Kiss of Love event in Bengaluru received opposition from several quarters including Manjula Manasa, chairperson of the Karnataka State Women's Commission,https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/its-uncivilised-says-womens-panel-chief-about-kiss-of-love/article6627635.ece It's 'uncivilised,' says women's panel chief about 'Kiss of Love' Bageshree S., Laiqh A. Khan The Hindu 24 November 2014 26 November 2014 Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha, several Congress and BJP leaders, and various Hindutva proponents also opposed it.https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/politicians-united-in-opposing-kiss-of-love/article6627586.ece Politicians united in opposing 'Kiss of Love' Bageshree S. The Hindu 24 November 2014 26 November 2014 Bengaluru Police refused permission for the event, stating that kissing is an obscene act.http://indian https://web.archive.org/web/20130731065346/http://indian/ 2013-07-31 express.com/article/cities/bangalore/bangalore-police-deny-permission-for-kiss-of-love/ Pramod Muthalik of Sri Ram Sena, the organizer behind the 2009 Mangalore pub attack, threatened to take the law into his hands if the campaign was held.https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/pramod-muthalik-hisses-at-kiss-of-love-campaign/article6605450.ece Pramod Muthalik hisses at 'kiss of love' campaign The Hindu 16 November 2014 26 November 2014 See also SlutWalk Vigilante attacks in Kerala References 2 Further reading KISS OF LOVE AND ITS LEGALITY Category:Social movements in India Category:Internet-based activism Category:Kissing Category:2014 in India Protests in India Kiss of Love protest Category:2010s in Kerala Category:Bharatiya Janata Party controversies Category:Vishva Hindu Parishad Category:Shiv Sena Category:Bajrang Dal Category:Anti-Hindutva Category:Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama