Protests have erupted on the #Lakshadweep Islands, a small union territory off the coast of Kerala, after the administrator, former #BJP minister #PrafulKhodaPatel, issued sweeping legal diktats that threaten the sociocultural and religious identities and practices of the people, the sensitive ecology, and economy. The island is also struggling with a rise in #Covid infections after Patel relaxed the quarantine rules.
In this explainer, Meghnad S lays out the questions and concerns about these legal changes and how they would affect the islanders, their identities and their livelihoods.
Watch.
Research assistance by Ritika Chauhan.
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