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The Pink Chaddi (pink underwear) Campaign is underway in protest to a threat by Pramod Muthalik of the Sri Ram Sene, a militant Hindu outfit based from Mangalore, India. Mr.Muthalik threatened to marry off and take other action on any young couples found together on Valentine's Day.

Details of Muthalik's threats issued on 6th February 2009 - <a href="http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/06/stories/2009020657590100.htm">We’ll not spare dating couples on Valentine’s Day: Muthalik </a>

After widespread outrage over his speech, the Bangalore and Mangalore police stepped up protection in public places and local hangouts, despite which there was an attack by the <a href=”http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/2009/01/shri-ram-sena-activists-assault-5-girls.html”>Sri Ram Sena on five women in a pub in Mangalore --</a>. Two women patrons were hospitalized in a critical condition, when the seriousness of these threats sunk in on the nation. Of 40 perpetrators, only three have been arrested so far.

Following accusations of intolerance, hooliganism, human rights violations and extremist moral policing, security was being further beefed up in Bangalore, expected to be the biggest target of the Sri Ram Sene

In the midst of the tension, a novel protest was started by four young women, self-styled “Pub-going, loose, forward women” called the “Pink Chaddi” campaign, where they urged a peaceful Gandhian protest to all of India, by sending pink underwear to Muthalik’s home on Valentine’s day.

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Underwear has started pouring in from locations all over India in solidarity for the “Love Sena”, read more in the <a href=”http://thepinkchaddicampaign.blogspot.com/”>Pink Chaddi Campaign Blog</a>

There has been a tentative truce established as Pramod Muthalik has expressed an inclination for a dialogue to resolve this issue.

As an additional precaution, Muthalik and 140 others of the Sri Ram Sene have been held in <a href=”http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Muthalik-140-others-held-ahead-of-Valentines-Day/articleshow/4125413.cms”>preventive custody on Valentine’s Eve</a>

Links <a href=”http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/06/stories/2009020650020100.htm”> We’ll not spare dating couples on Valentine’s Day: Muthalik</a> <a href=”http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mangalore/Five_teams_formed_in_Hubli_Bangalore_to_oppose_V-Day/articleshow/4101635.cms”> Five teams formed in Hubli, Bangalore to oppose V-Day </a> <a href=”http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bangalore/V-Day_celebration_is_Christian_culture_says_Mutalik/articleshow/4077693.cms”>V-Day celebration is Christian culture, says Mutalik</a> <a href=”http://observers.france24.com/en/content/20090204-hindu-taliban-targets-bar-goers-mangalore-women-lord-ram-army”>"Hindu Taliban" targets bar-goers</a> <a href=”http://www.centralchronicle.com/20090206/0602322.htm”>Is the pub culture right or wrong?</a> <a href=”http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/2009/01/shri-ram-sena-activists-assault-5-girls.html”>Shri Ram Sena Activists assault 5 Girls in Mangalore Pub, Amnesia</a> <a href=”http://www.zeenews.com/nation/05-02-2009/504880news.html”>Bizarre threat for Valentine’s Day by Rama Sena</a> <a href=”http://www.hindu.com/mag/2009/02/08/stories/2009020850030100.htm”>In the name of culture?</a> <a href=”http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Sunday_TOI/Special_Report/Hate_actually/articleshow/4093607.cms”>Hate, actually</a> <a href=”http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/sri-ram-sene-a-threat-to-the-country-chidambaram_100152954.html”> Sri Ram Sene a threat to the country: Chidambaram </a> <a href=”http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200902101021.htm”> Mangalore refuses to forgive the moral brigade</a> <a href=http://www.samaylive.com/news/moral-policing-or-curtailment-of-fundamental-rights/608538.html>Moral policing or curtailment of fundamental rights</a> <a href=”http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14853914”>Pink under garments for Ram Sene men</a> <a href=”http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/indian-women-use-facebook-for-valentines-protest/?hp”>Indian Women Use Facebook for Valentine’s Counterprotest </a> <a href=”http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/indian-women-use-facebook-for-valentines-protest/?hp”>Indian Women Use Facebook for Valentine’s Counterprotest </a> <a href=”http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Potpourri/Saree_we_are_Indian/articleshow/4123797.cms”>Saree, we are Indian</a> <a href=”http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=112140”>To Sri Rama Sene, with love, and… </a> <a href=”http://thepinkchaddicampaign.blogspot.com/”>Consortium of Pub-going, loose and forward women</a> <a href=”http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=49641698651&ref=mf”>The Pink Chaddi Facebook group</a> <a href=”http://www.sakaaltimes.com/2009/02/13210747/Sri-Ram-Sene-receives-Pink-Ch.html”>Sri Ram Sene receives 'Pink Chaddi' parcels</a>

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