Kozhikode, September 27, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha activists on Sunday staged separate black-flag protests against Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Kozhikode district, a day after Youth Congress workers protested against Union Home Minister Amit Shah in neighbouring Kollam.
Chennithala’s convoy was confronted near Janakikadu in the Kuttiady area while he was travelling to attend public programmes. Protesters moved towards the vehicles on a narrow stretch of road and waved black flags before police intervened and arrested the activists.
A second protest took place near Thambalamanna in Thiruvambady as Priyanka Gandhi’s convoy passed through the area. Yuva Morcha activists waiting by the roadside moved forward with black flags as the vehicles approached. Police arrested several protesters, including district president V.V. Sreehari and general secretary Nithin Madhusoodanan.
The protests followed a similar demonstration by Youth Congress workers against Amit Shah in Kollam on Saturday. The protesters had waved black flags at Shah’s convoy as it travelled from the Ashramam ground towards Kundara, following which police detained and removed them.
The BJP had subsequently criticised the protest against Shah, with party leaders alleging security lapses during the Union Home Minister’s visit. Yuva Morcha activists have described their Kozhikode demonstrations as a response to the incident.
Yuva Morcha said it plans to intensify protests against Congress leaders in Kerala in the coming days. The organisation also earlier staged a black-flag demonstration against the convoy of Kerala Minister K. Muraleedharan in Kollam.
“Tit-for-Tat: Yuva Morcha Shows Black Flags to Priyanka Gandhi,” the organisation posted on X after Sunday’s demonstration.
The successive protests have added to the political confrontation between BJP and Congress workers in Kerala following the demonstration against Shah. Police intervened at both locations in Kozhikode to remove protesters from the routes of the leaders’ convoys.
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