Protesters  

Angry Dalit members shouted slogans during the Republic Day celebrations in Vijayapura, Karnataka, as the statue of BR Ambdekar was not garlanded.

With 150 teachers already arrested by the Tamil Nadu police, protesters are returning home clouded with fear
 

On January 16 too, Reshma and Shanila attempted to enter Sabarimala shrine. But the two were stopped by a group of protesters at Nilakkal.

According to reports, from 1965, the Indian Rare Earth Ltd (IREL) started mining in Alappad, Kerala. According to the 1955 survey reports, the Alappad village was spread over 89.5 square km. But at present, it has reduced to 7.5 km. 

At ITPL and KR Puram in Bengaluru protesters were seen forcing shopkeepers to shut shop. and coercing people to return home.

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan stated that the BJP wants to destroy law and order of the state. He even threatened to arrest the protesters and criticised BJP's suggestion of implementing President's rule in the state. BJP activists call him a liar stating that the onus is on the common man to address the problems of the state.

Members of Central Trade Unions have called a 2-day nation-wide strike demanding minimum wages and social security schemes among other things. In some places, protesters burnt tyres and vandalised buses. 

Massive protests erupted in different parts of Kerala since January 2 after two women of menstruating age visited the Sabarimala temple
 

Protests against the women's entry in the Sabarimala temple turned violent after the CPI(M) and BJP protesters fought in Malappuram on Thursday. 
 

Protests against the entry of women in the Sabarimala temple turned violent after the CPI(M) and the BJP protesters fought in Thiruvananthapuram.  Four police officials were injured as bombs were hurled.

 
 

Protests against the entry of women in the Sabarimala temple turned violent after the CPM and BJP protesters fought in front of CPM area committee office. Stones were pelted and one person was killed

Manithi team’s women, who moved towards the Sannidhanam on December 23 to have darshan at Sabarimala had returned after a massive protest by the devotees. The Manithi group from Tamil Nadu had to withdraw their decision to enter the famous shrine after protesters chanting Ayyappa mantra surrounded them
 

 Manithi group was shifted to Pampa Ganapathy Temple and later were taken to a safe place. They were able to move only 200 metres further. When protests intensified, the police arrested and removed nearly thirty protesters from there. The Manithi team barged into the guard room. The police too fled from the spot.