Administrator to visit Lakshadweep amid protest call

KOCHI: The Save Lakshadweep Forum, with representatives from all political parties in the archipelago, will observe Monday as a Black Day in protest against the draft regulations proposed by administrator Praful Khoda Patel, who is expected to arrive at the islands on the same day.
Besides participating in the protest via social media, locals will hoist black flags in front of their houses, hold up placards and wear black badges. “We will hold a meeting on Monday and decide on further course of action soon,” said UCK Thangal, convenor of SLF.