'Kolam' Protest against CAA gains momentum
Syed Ali Mujtaba
Tamil month Margazhi is famous for Kolams, as women in the
state draw different types of kolams in front of their houses throughout th
Margazhi is the nine month in traditional Tamil calendar. In
2019 -20 Margazhi month starts on December 17, 2019 and ends on January 14,
2020. It is one of the most auspicious months in the Tamil calendar, when temples
are opened early morning and special pujas are performed.
Tamil Nadu's main opposition party the DMK is spearheading
the Kolam protest in the state to oppose the amended Citizenship Act of the BJP
government. Members of the
DMK women wing are actively participating in the protest and each passing day
the Kolam protest is gaining creative and innovative form in Chennai city and
elsewhere in the state.
The Kolams drawn by these peaceful protesters are a delight
to watch. The messages written along with the design expresses the defiant mood
of the protesters.
The ruling AIADMK government that is batting for the BJP
government at the center is rounding up people who are part of such innovative protests.
It has detained eight people including five women for drawing Kolams in Besant
Nagar, a posh neighborhood in Chennai.
Even though the detainees were later released but the Kolam
protest fails to subside in this southern megapolis. A woman functionary of DMK said, “we are drawing
Kolams outside our residences and we will continue to do so in the coming days of
this Margazhi month as we are following the orders on our party leader MK Stalin.
The DMK holds the view that the CAA is against Sri Lankan
Tamils who are Hindus by faith as this law covers only Hindu migrants from
Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Since Hindu Tamils from Sri Lanka do not
fit into Hindi, Hindu Hindustan paradigm of north Indian mindset, its
unacceptable to the people of Tamil Nadu.
Syed Ali Mujtaba is a journalists based in Chennai. He can be
contacted at syedalimujtaba20007@gmail.com
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