The dawn to dusk statewide shutdown called by around 33 organizations on Tuesday in Kerala to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, began with the police taking around 100 people into preventive custody, from various parts of the state.
The authorities taking a strong stand against the protesters did not order a holiday to the educational institutions.
The shutdown has been called by smaller political parties, who, though do not have any representation in the Kerala Assembly, has not had much effect as most of the shops and public vehicles plied as usual.