Curbs at religious places evoke protests Updated: Updated: ‘Meet convened by CM to take a call’ Share Article AAA A police officer announcing COVID-19 restrictions through a public address system in Malappuram on Friday. | Photo Credit: Sakeer Hussain ‘Meet convened by CM to take a call’ An order by District Collector K. Gopalakrishnan banning gathering of more than five persons in all religious places in Malappuram district evoked sharp criticism from different Muslim groups on Friday. Following protests, Mr. Gopalakrishnan clarified that the ban on gathering in religious places would be in force in areas where prohibitory orders were clamped under Section 144 of CrPC. He also said that an all-party meeting to be convened by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan would take a final decision on the matter on Monday.