Thiruvananthapuram: Women from all walks of life lined up for the women wall event organized in the state on Tuesday to safeguard renaissance values.

Around 50 lakh women joined hands along the national highway (NH) to connect the south and north ends of the state. The 15-minute-long event was held from 4 pm on a 620 kilometer stretch from Kasaragod to Ayyankali statue at Vellayambalam here.

Minister K K Shailaja read out the pledge to safeguard renaissance values at Kasaragod. At Thiruvananthapuram, Brinda Karat and Annie Raja took part in the event. Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, and V S Achuthanandan addressed the gathering after the women wall.

At Kozhikode, actress Rima Kallingal and social activist Ajitha took part. Minister A K Saseendran addressed the gathering. In Thrissur, district collector T V Anupama was among those who took part in the event.

While health minister K K Shailaja lined up as the first member of the women wall at Kasaragod, CPM politburo member Brinda Karat was the last member at Vellayambalam.