Man dyes his chaddis pink for Muthalik
In his letter, the contributor who identified himself only as Bharat, wrote, 'On this Valentine's Day, choose for once to fill your heart with love and not hatred.' The letter further stated that the Sri Ram Sena should consider rechristening themselves as the Kichak-Sena after the character in the Mahabharata. Kichak was the brother of queen Sudeshna of King Virata, the king of Matsya, and was slain by Bhima.u00a0
Though scattered across all states, the response to the unique Pink Chaddi campaign has been overwhelming. 'A garment manufacturer in Maharashtra has promised us a thousand chaddis, a school has promised us another 100 briefs and people of all ages have been calling us to congratulate our movement. At the moment, we've got well over a thousand chaddis and we expect many more to come in today,' said Susan. The Delhi girl has the support of people like Ashwini who volunteered for the campaign despite criticism from friends and colleagues. 'Thankfully my family has stood by me and shown tremendous support,' said Ashwini.
Sidebar:
Militant ways
On January 24, a 40-member gang belonging to the Sri Ram Sene attacked a pub in Managlore and molested, chased, and beat up some 40 young girls. The organization defended itself saying, 'They were protecting Indian culture.'
Suspected Sri Ram Sene activists reportedly attacked the Kerala CPM MLA's daughter and her friend in a bus on February 6.u00a0 They kidnapped the girl because she was talking to a Muslim boy.
Sri Ram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik has warned all couples planning to celebrate Valentine's Day in Karnataka, that they would be married off with all rituals else be forced to tie a rakhi.
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