India’s Supreme Court ruled in September that the centuries-old ban on women deemed to be of menstrual age — defined as from 10 to 50 — was unconstitutional. But religious protesters have so far made it difficult to enforce the ruling.
The state government organized the so-called “women’s wall” Tuesday, according to CNN affiliate CNN News 18. The chains were formed for about 15 minutes.
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Photos from the protests showed Pinarayi Vijayan, the chief minister of Kerala, and Health Minister KK Shylaja in attendance. Thousands of women could be seen raising hands and fists while forming the wall.
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