The metropolis witnessed a uncommon occasion on Sunday (August 31, 2025) as 138 pairs of similar twins and 4 units of triplets from throughout the State gathered for a particular meet-up and Onam celebrations. The event was the third annual meet of the All Twins Association (ATA), a platform that developed from a social media group.
The attendance of the meet held on the Ernakulam Town Hall included individuals from numerous walks of life and totally different age teams. Ernakulam MP Hibi Eden inaugurated the meet within the presence of ATA office-bearers and movie producer Badusha N.M.
Advaik S. and Anvaik S., the one-year-old sons of Suman and Susmitha from Palakkad, had been the youngest twins on the meet. At 88, M.U. Krishnan and M.U. Raman from Ernakulam had been the oldest individuals.
The occasion additionally featured a celeb attraction in Jivin Rex and Jinil Rex, twins identified for his or her efficiency within the Saiju Kurup-starrer Bharathanatyam. The ATA was fashioned in 2018 by twins and triplets who had first come collectively because the All Kerala Twins Community (AKTC) on social media. “Over the years, the community has grown to include more than 800 pairs of identical twins and 10 sets of triplets as members. The group is very active and we have been organising meet-ups,” mentioned ATA secretary Viswas Vavolil from Ranni in Pathanamthitta.
He mentioned the principle goal of the collective is to spotlight the monetary struggles confronted by mother and father of twins and triplets in assembly instructional and different bills, and to attract the federal government’s consideration to the problem.