Kerala wedding age row: Politicians, women's group protest

September 23, 2013 15:03

Cutting across political and religious lines, political leaders and women campaigners in Kerala have come out strongly against some Muslim outfits' move to approach the Supreme Court, seeking to get the marriageable age of girls in the community lowered from 18.

Dubbing this as a backward step which would harm the interests of the community in general and women in particular, they said this move is a conscious attempt by vested interests to restrict the freedom of women by 'sabotaging' their education, social advancement and economic self-reliance.

Nine Muslim religious outfits had met in Kozhikode last week and resolved to approach the apex court to seek the exemption, arguing that setting a minimum age limit went against the Muslim Personal Law.

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