Mangaluru : Opposing the privatization  and renaming the Mangaluru International Airport, the District Youth Congress and Mulky-Moodbidiri Block Congress held a torchlight protest rally from Circuit House to Bajpe airport on Wednesday, November 18.

The protesters shouted slogans demanding replacement of boards with ‘Adani Airports’ to ‘Koti-Chennaya’ at Mangaluru International Airport.

They have neglected the culture and heritage of Tulunadu by writing Adani Airports on MIA’s board. Our people’s representatives are keeping mum on this. Dakshina Kannada zilla panchayat had already resolved that the airport be named after Koti-Chennaya. Meanwhile, Billava Mahamandala also submitted memorandum seeking the government name the after warriors of Tulunadu. Our fight will continue till the airport is renamed said protesters.

District Youth Congress president Mithun Rai, Ramanath Rai, Abhayachandra Jain, Shakuntala Shetty, district Mahila Congress president Shalet Pinto, corporators Naveen D’Souza and others were present.

Congress is also planning to stage a protest hoping to include like-minded organisations to be part of an indefinite hunger strike.