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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Trending: Patrolling Valentine’s day in India

The love letter Facebook movement opposing on the spot marriages for couples.

It’s Valentine’s Day and love is in the air, or not if some right-wing Hindu groups in India have their way. The groups are planning to patrol social media and the streets looking for young couples in the throes of love. Their intention is to marry the couples on the spot, in an attempt to protect Indian traditions and culture.

But will they succeed? We speak to the National General Secretary of the Hindu Mahasabha – one of the groups planning to ask young couples to marry.

(Photo: Kiss of Love's Love Letter campaign graphic. Credit: Rahul Pasupalan/Kiss of Love)

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Mon 16 Feb 2015 16:20GMT

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  • Mon 16 Feb 2015 16:20GMT