Fighting their way out of a mess Updated: Updated: Three women get their food outlet restored after a month-long struggle Share Article AAA Pankajam, Rasi, and Manjula (in aprons) with the activists of AMTU during the re-opening of the Vanitha mess at Vatholithazham in Kozhikode on Monday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Three women get their food outlet restored after a month-long struggle The International Women’s Day on Monday was special for N. Pankajam and her friends. It was on the day that ‘Vanitha Mess’, their only means of livelihood, was restored after a month-long struggle. Standing in front of the outlet at Vatholithazham in Kozhikode Corporation, Pankajam, Rasi Roy and Manjula felt proud to have withstood the vile allegations of a section of locals, who allegedly tried to put an end to their year-old small business.