The Palestine solidarity rally, to be organised by the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) in Kozhikode on Thursday, will not just be an expression of concern over the Israeli bombardment of Gaza, but it will be strategically positioned to serve as a demonstration of the party’s influence among the Muslim community, particularly in its standoff with the Sunni religious body, the Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama, and convey that message to the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala.
With over one lakh expected participants, including 25,000 women, the rally is poised to become the largest of its kind in the country since the Israel-Hamas war began. IUML leaders, including its State president Panakkad Syed Sadiqali Shihab Thangal, and Congress Working Committee member and MP Shashi Tharoor will address the rally.
The event is aimed at matching or even surpassing the scale of the massive gathering held in Kozhikode in December 2021, organised by the party to protest against decisions made by the LDF government regarding Waqf Board appointments, said party sources.
