Anti-CAA Stir Site Turns Marriage Venue for Muslim Couple in Coimbatore
The marriage was solemnised by an Imam, with the bride Reshma and groom Abdul Kalam exchaging vows amid slogans against the new law.
Representative Image. (Reuters)
Coimbatore: A Muslim couple entered into wedlock amid protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act here by over 1,000 people, including women, on Thursday.
The ceremony took place under a canopy erected at the protest venue at Aathupalam and was witnessed by the protesters, who have been on a sit-in since Wednesday seeking withdrawal of the CAA, proposed National Register of Citizens and National Population Register.
The marriage was solemnised by an Imam, with the bride Reshma and groom Abdul Kalam exchaging vows amid slogans against the new law.
Family members and those present at the venue blessed the couple. A Muslim couple, holding an anti-CAA placard, got married at the venue of the ongoing protest against CAA in Chennai on Monday.
Get the best of News18 delivered to your inbox - subscribe to News18 Daybreak. Follow News18.com on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, TikTok and on YouTube, and stay in the know with what's happening in the world around you – in real time.