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Muslim League workers unleash reign of terror in Kochi

More than 50,000 participants joined the Muslim League’s ‘Rally for Humanity’ in Kochi

November 9, 2026

Muslim League rally targets Modi, Shah and CEC; Kochi sees massive disruption

Traffic on the main thoroughfare in Kochi came to a standstill on Sunday as activists and leaders of the Muslim League staged a massive rally demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Ordinary life was thrown haywire as the rallyists, numbering more than 50,000, took possession of the road, threatened motorists and beat up those who questioned them about the propriety of staging such a massive rally on a holiday held in high reverence by the Hindus.

Many Muslim League leaders were seen assaulting drivers of vehicles who dared to navigate through the massive crowd despite clearance issued by the traffic police. “We are helpless in controlling the Muslim League workers as they are ruling Kerala. Chief Minister Satheesan survives only because of the goodwill of the Muslim League leadership,” a police officer told this writer when he was alerted about the high-handedness of the Muslim League workers.

Labelled as a “Rally for Humanity” as part of the annual conference of the young leaders and activists of the Muslim League, the participants turned out to be a law unto themselves for nearly three hours while ordinary folk ran helter-skelter in search of safety. Interestingly, Ramesh Chennithala, Kerala’s Home Minister, complimented the rallyists for the discipline and élan with which they staged the rally while indirectly blaming those who questioned the same.

Chief Minister Satheesan, who addressed the rally, also sang paeans to the Muslim League and described it as the most secular and disciplined political party in India. “It is because of the Muslim League’s secularism that the party has become a favourite outfit in the state,” said Satheesan, much to the shock of the people who were listening to his speech from the sidelines.

P K Kunhalikutty, Minister for Industries, said the rally was held for a noble cause and the participants behaved in an impeccable manner. Despite the unruly behaviour of the rallyists, the police refused to file any complaint against them. Later on Sunday evening, a case was registered against some of the leaders under innocuous sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

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