TENS and thousands of white clad young men and women have been marching on each street of Kerala to reach the people in every nook and corner to spread the message to re-build the new Kerala. Two jathas named as Secular March started from the two ends of the state and are scheduled to culminate in a massive youth rally at Ernakulam on December 5. In the backdrop of all communal and casteist forces ganging up with an evil design to destroy the secular fabric of Kerala society, the main demand raised by the Secular March is not to turn Kerala into a lunatic asylum. The northern march led by M Swaraj, state secretary of DYFI started from Kayyur, the land of historic struggles and the land of martyrs on November 17. Opposition leader V S Achuthanandan inaugurated the jatha by handing over the red starred white flag to Swaraj. The southern jatha led by T V Rajesh, state president of DYFI started from Aruvippuram, the birthplace of Sri Narayana Guru, the legendary social reformer. The jatha was inaugurated by Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, Polit Bureau member and state secretary of the CPI(M).