A satyagraha was held in front of the Martyr's Column at the Fort Maidan on Republic day by the activists of the Peoples Initiative for the Right to Information, Kerala demanding more transparency in the functioning of the Commission for the Right to Information (RTI) and for making it more democratic. The satyagraha was organised jointly by the Jana Jagratha samithi, Munottu and Solidarity. Jana Jagratha Samithi president P.S.Panicker inaugurated the satyagraha.