'Avalkoppam': Solidarity Letters to Kerala Nuns After Franco Mulakkal's Acquittal

Bishop Franco Mulakkal was acquitted of the charges of allegedly raping a nun by a Kerala court on January 14. On January 19, a journalist, Leena Gita Reghunath, started a Twitter campaign wherein people could “write letters of solidarity to the nuns of Kuravilangad to tell them that we are with them in their fight for justice.” Two hashtags have been making the rounds on Twitter ever since: #WithTheNuns and #avalkoppam. The hashtags have seen hundreds of handwritten letters posted on Twitter and Instagram, including those from actors Parvathy Thiruvothu and Rima Kallingal. https://twitter.com/leenareghunath/status/1483673478188630018 https://twitter.com/Mystic_riverrr/status/1483730452032933893 https://twitter.com/chayanikashah/status/1483673970738364417 https://twitter.com/TheRestlessQuil/status/1483675238173114374 https://twitter.com/sivashakthia/status/1483813462405185536 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Parvathy Thiruvothu View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rima Kallingal Acquitting Mulakkal on January 14, Additional Sessions Judge G Gopakumar in the order said the victim’s claim that she was raped on 13 occasions under duress cannot be taken reliance on the basis of her solitary testimony.