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Kerala forms a state-wide human chain against the Citizenship Amendment Act

On 26 January 2020, the Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by the CPI(M), organised a human chain stretching across Kerala to protest the Citizenship Amendment Act; several reports say the protest was also directed against the National Register of Citizens. Accounts differ on the chain's length, described variously as around 620 km, 621 km, and 700 km, and on where it ended, with one report naming Thiruvananthapuram and another Kaliyikkavila. Estimates of participation also vary, with figures of about 70 lakh (7 million) and 6 to 7 million reported by different outlets.

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Why people rose

The human chain was formed to protest the Citizenship Amendment Act; several reports state the National Register of Citizens was also a target of the demonstration.

In their own terms

What people are asking for

  1. 01

    Withdrawal or opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Act

  2. 02

    According to some reports, opposition to the National Register of Citizens

  3. 03

    According to The News Minute, participants took an oath for the protection of the Constitution

The people

Who is carrying the demand

Reports describe participation by politicians, writers, celebrities, and men, women and children from across the state. According to an asianews.network report, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan stood in the chain with his family members at Palyam in Thiruvananthapuram. The News Minute reports that coalition party leaders took part alongside the LDF leadership.

What changed

The human chain was formed and completed on 26 January 2020, in a single-day action; no further developments beyond that day are reported in the available material.

The public record, claim by claim

What was said, and who said it

  1. Reported as fact
    A human chain protesting the Citizenship Amendment Act (and, according to some reports, the National Register of Citizens) was formed across Kerala on 26 January 2020, organised by the Left Democratic Front led by the CPI(M).
  2. Reported as fact
    The Left Democratic Front, led by the CPI(M), organised the human chain, with coalition party leaders taking part.
  3. An interpretation
    Reports differ on the length of the human chain, variously stated as approximately 620 km, 621 km, and 700 km.
  4. An interpretation
    Estimates of the number of participants vary, reported as around 70 lakh (approximately 7 million) by some outlets and as 6 to 7 million by another.
  5. An interpretation
    Reports differ on the southern endpoint of the chain, with one describing it as ending at Thiruvananthapuram and another at Kaliyikkavila.
  6. An account
    According to a report by asianews.network, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan stood in the human chain along with his family members at Palyam in Thiruvananthapuram.

    Attributed to asianews.network report

  7. An account
    According to The News Minute, participants in the human chain took an oath for the protection of the Constitution and the event began with a reading of the Preamble.

    Attributed to The News Minute report

What is not settled

What we still do not know

The exact length of the human chain is disputed across sources (approximately 620 km, 621 km, or 700 km), as is the total number of participants (about 70 lakh versus 6 to 7 million) and the chain's southern endpoint (Thiruvananthapuram versus Kaliyikkavila). No source material indicates any outcome, follow-up action, or government response beyond the event itself.

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  1. Viral BakeIndependent Reporter · en-US

    “70 Lakh People In Kerala Form A 620 KM Human-Chain To Protest Against CAA A 620 km long human chain from the northern part of Kerala to the south was formed on Sunday, Republic day, by the ruling CPI(M) led Left Democratic Front. Months down, and the protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act doesn’t seem to be plunging. Instead, people are coming up with creative ways to protest against the same. After ongoing indefinite protest by women and children at Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, Kerala came forward to form a 620 Km long human-chain to stage a protest against CAA on Republic Day. Also Read: Eur”

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  2. asianews.networkIndependent Reporter · en-US

    “620 km long human chain comprising 70 lakh people formed in Kerala in protest against CAA Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was also standing in the chain along with his family members at Palyam in Thiruvananthapuram.A 620 km long human c Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was also standing in the chain along with his family members at Palyam in Thiruvananthapuram. A 620 km long human chain comprising around 70 lakh people was formed in Kerala by the CPI (M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) on Sunday to mark protest against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act. The human chain str”

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  3. The News MinuteIndependent Reporter · en

    “In pics: Lakhs come out in Kerala, for LDF's human chain to protest against CAA and NRC The participants of the human chain took an oath for the protection of the Constitution and also began by reading out the preamble. From politicians, writers and celebrities to men, women and children, lakhs of people came out to form a human chain from Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC). The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) headed by the CPI(M) organised the protest with leaders of the coalition parties leadin”

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  4. en.wikipedia.orgIndependent Reporter · en

    “2020 Kerala human chain - Wikipedia Manushya Maha Sringhala (Mega Human Network) was a human chain formed on 26 January 2020 across the Indian state of Kerala to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the proposed National Register of Citizens . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The chain was formed by approximately 6 to 7 million people and extended for a distance of 700 kilometres (435 miles) stretching north to south from Kasaragod to Kaliyikkavila . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The Left Democratic Front led by the Communist Party of India had organized the human chain. [ 5 ] The chain was completed at 16:00 Indian St”

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