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MUMBAI, INDIA, February 15, 2002: Hard-line slogan-shouting Shiv Sena Hindu activists burned cards and gifts in protest against Valentine’s Day which they say offends Indian tradition. Cane-wielding policemen guarded shops to prevent violence. The activists waved placards saying, “Down with Western Culture, Down with Valentine’s Day,” “Keep Hindu culture alive, Ban Valentine’s Day” as they set fire to merchandise. “We are taking action against shop owners who have not followed our request. We had already warned them not to sell Valentine’s Day cards or gifts,” Anil Parab, a senior Shiv Sena leader said. Card shop owners in Bombay, who have tried to disguise the occasion as “Prem Din Utsav” (Festival of Love) to avoid trouble, said they were facing huge losses.

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