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They ran away to Bangalore, they ran again to Kochi, they have been running for 11 months now, they don’t want to run anymore. From the day a Hindu engineer and a Muslim dental student from a town near Kerala’s northern city of Kozhikode decided to move in together, their life has become a nightmare haunted by familiar ghosts: religious fundamentalists, supari gangs, a court case and now Internet trolls. In between, 24-year-old Gautham and 21-year-old Anshida managed to get married at a registrar’s office in Kozhikode, guarded by workers of the CPI(M), which the engineer’s family is close to, and police. But for Anshida’s parents, who belong to a family of politicians affiliated to the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), that has hardly mattered.The couple has also been assured of support by the CPI(M). “Some fundamentalists are after the couple,” said K K Lathika, the legislator from Nadapuram. “The party will take steps to ensure that Anshida continues her studies in the Muslim-run college without any threat. The party will also continue its support for the couple who hail from a CPI(M) family.RED SALUTE COMRADES,YOU ARE THE REAL COMMUNIST,FEELING PROUD TO BE A COMMUNIST,RED SALUTE” - See more at: indianexpress/article/india/india-others/shes-muslim-hes-hindu-they-have-been-running-for-11-months-and-they-wont-hide/2/#sthash.EhWQvDY7.dpuf
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 18:11:14 +0000

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