books. In fact, we got squirted each time we left and reentered the sanctuary.

Most striking for me was the elimination of the Torah processional. Our rabbi and lay leaders took the Torah out, sang the psalms from a distance from the rest of the congregation, and placed the open scroll on the table for the weekly reading. The elimination of this ritual may have reduced contact between congregants, but the precaution put a somber feel to Shabbat morning. We were literally taking drastic measures to keep our sanctuary a sanctuary from the Coronavirus.

As I prayed, I thought: What changes to services and rituals are taking place in the houses of worship of my Christian, Muslim, Hindu, and Sikh neighbors as we together face the threat of the COVID-19?

IFLCthe reconnaissance job for the attack by checking that DYFI activists were present in the town centre.

While the ‘Orange Team’ carried out the attack on the DYFI activists, another group of local RSS workers enacted an alibi in front of a CCTV camera nearby. Their intention was to divert the investigation away from them. But the investigation team led by Kannur town Circle Inspector T.K. Ratnakaran exposed the ruse.

Maitheri Rajeesh, one of the arrested RSS activists, is reportedly an accused in many cases.

Ambadimukku, which used to be a stronghold of the RSS until a few years ago, has become a CPI(M) stronghold now. The transition began in 2014, when 190 BJP activists in the area left that party to join organisations affiliated to the CPI(M).

DYFI activists Prashanthan, Vaisakh