BANGALORE India: Indian police said on Tuesday that they had briefly detained 21 people in Bangalore after a noisy protest against plans to stage this year’s Miss World contest in the southern city. The protesters shouted antigovernment slogans and said they would not allow the contest to go ahead, claiming beauty shows degrade women and insult Indian culture, Earlier this month, K.N. Sasikala, president of the all-female Mahila Jagama (Forum to Awaken Women), announced the formation of a 15member “suicide squad” to stop the contest. The group has given no details of its planned tactics.
Article extracted from this publication >> September 18, 1996
