<p class="title">A 'Women's Wall' would be formed on January 1 from the northern district of Kasargode to the southernmost district of Thiruvananthapuram to demonstrate the secular and progressive mindset of the state, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said Saturday.</p>.<p class="title">"No one can push back the progressive society of Kerala into the dark ages," he said after a meeting with over 50 socio-cultural organisations here. The meet with prominent caste-based and social organisations, including the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam and others was an attempt by the state government to garner support following the recent protests by right-wing organisations across Kerala over entry of women of all ages in the Sabarimala shrine post the Supreme Court verdict.</p>.<p class="title">"As part of the combined efforts of all these organisations which took part in the meeting, a women's wall will be formed on January 1 from the northern district of Kasargode till Thiruvananthapuram, to show the country the secular and progressive mindset of the state," 'Vijayan told reporters after the meeting.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He also sought support of 'progressively-thinking" minds of the state to come out and pledge support to the cause in order to safeguard the "secular" fabric of Kerala. The Nair Service Society (NSS), another prominent caste-based organisation in the state, did not take part in the meeting. Asked about the NSS boycott, the Chief Minister said such organisations, which had played a major role in the social reformation in Kerala, should have attended the meeting.</p>
<p class="title">A 'Women's Wall' would be formed on January 1 from the northern district of Kasargode to the southernmost district of Thiruvananthapuram to demonstrate the secular and progressive mindset of the state, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said Saturday.</p>.<p class="title">"No one can push back the progressive society of Kerala into the dark ages," he said after a meeting with over 50 socio-cultural organisations here. The meet with prominent caste-based and social organisations, including the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam and others was an attempt by the state government to garner support following the recent protests by right-wing organisations across Kerala over entry of women of all ages in the Sabarimala shrine post the Supreme Court verdict.</p>.<p class="title">"As part of the combined efforts of all these organisations which took part in the meeting, a women's wall will be formed on January 1 from the northern district of Kasargode till Thiruvananthapuram, to show the country the secular and progressive mindset of the state," 'Vijayan told reporters after the meeting.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He also sought support of 'progressively-thinking" minds of the state to come out and pledge support to the cause in order to safeguard the "secular" fabric of Kerala. The Nair Service Society (NSS), another prominent caste-based organisation in the state, did not take part in the meeting. Asked about the NSS boycott, the Chief Minister said such organisations, which had played a major role in the social reformation in Kerala, should have attended the meeting.</p>