Kerala: 18 more people arrested for provocative sloganeering at PFI rally, know what is the whole controversy
India
oi-Pallavi Kumari
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) , 28 May: Kerala Police has arrested 18 more people for raising provocative slogans at PFI rally. Kerala Police said, “These were the people who were repeating the slogans raised by the child. Two people were arrested earlier.” The Kerala High Court has directed the police to take appropriate action against the Popular Front of India in connection with the alleged provocative sloganeering in connection with the May 21 rally in Alappuzha.
Know what was given inciting slogan
Anas, a resident of Erattupetta, who carried the minor boy on his shoulder, was the first to be arrested in the case. In the viral video, a boy is seen chanting the slogan “Hindus should keep rice for their last rites and Christians should keep incense for their last rites. If you live decently, you can live in our land.” And we know freedom if you don’t live graciously. Live graciously, graciously, graciously.”
This posed a direct threat to the Hindu and Christian populations living in Kerala, with the PFI warning that they would face the death penalty if they did not line up.
Kerala Police on Tuesday registered a case against PFI Alappuzha district president Navas Vandanam and district secretary Mujeeb for hate speech under section 153A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
