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By Munsif Vengattil and Jose Devasia

Hindu group hold rally for Adani port stalled by Indian fishing community

Police officers stand guard near the barricades during a protest rally by the supporters of the proposed Vizhinjam port project in the southern state of Kerala, India, November 30, 2022. REUTERS/Munsif Vengattil

Hundreds of people from a Hindu group marched on Wednesday in support of the construction of a $900 million port in southern India, shouting slogans against a local Catholic church that is trying to stall the project.

Police in riot gear set up barricades and blocked the supporters before they reached the entrance of the port where construction by the Adani Group has been halted for almost four months because of objections from a mostly Christian fishing community.

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