Thomas Ayilukkunnel, vicar of a church in Kurinji in Ramapuram panchayat, representatives of local bodies including Jeenas Nath, Mathachan, DCC General Secretary C T Rajan and several anti-quarrying activists were among those arrested.
They were leading an agitation against a quarry operating in Kottamala in Kurinji.
The agitators staged a dharna in front of a village office, allegedly blocking the movement of Pala Revenue Divisional Officer, police said.
The arrested priest and activists were later produced before a local court which remanded them to judicial custody. Protesting against the arrest, the Congress, the BJP and people's movement against anti-quarrying have called for a day-long strike in Ramapuram tomorrow.
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