Watch: Over two lakh protestors showed up in Mangaluru to oppose the Citizenship Amendment Act
Those in attendance included activists Harsh Mander and Kannan Gopinathan.
Probably the best use of a drone that we have seen at a rally in India 👌
— Akash Banerjee (@TheDeshBhakt) January 16, 2020
#Karnataka #CAAProtest #CAA_NRCProtests #CAAJanJagaran pic.twitter.com/0YK5kqeRU9
Over two lakh people gathered at a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Karnataka’s Mangaluru on Wednesday, NDTV reported. The protest was organised primarily by the Muslim Central Committee of the region, the report added.
Not only did hundreds of thousands travel overland, hundreds of people also arrived at the protest site in boats, journeying from Ullal to Adyar in Mangaluru. Social activists Harsh Mander and Kannan Gopinathan also participated in the protest.
A sea of people is protesting at Mangalore, Karnataka against the CAA, NRC, and NPR.
— We The People of India (@ThePeopleOfIN) January 15, 2020
People of India are reclaiming the republic.#CAA_NRCProtests #CAA_NRC_Protests pic.twitter.com/iLyLtSSMuu
Hundreds travel by sea to protest against the unconstitutional #CAA_NRC_NPR in Mangaluru.#हर_शहर_शाहीन_बाग#mangaloreprotest
— Rofl Republic 🍋🌶 (@i_theindian) January 15, 2020
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This is ocean of pple... even after roads are blocked pple made it to the protest area by walking, boats etc... this is just unbelievable scenes #mangaluru_protest #NRC_CAA_Protests @imMAK02 @Mdzeeshanayyub @yehlog @hazratbilli @ReallySwara @deepsealioness @kanhaiyakumar pic.twitter.com/6IMihy9cqm
— imran khan (@beingimma) January 15, 2020
In December 2019, two people were killed in police firing after an anti-Citizenship Act protest in Mangaluru.