Case registered against Sreedharan Pillai for giving communal speech
Police registered a case against BJP Kerala State president Sreedharan Pillai on Thursday on charges of giving a communal speech against the Muslim community.
The case was booked under section 153A for promoting enmity between different groups on the basis of religion.
The Kerala State president stroked a controversy on Sunday after his remarks against the Muslim community, while addressing a public meeting in Attingal, Kerala.
Citing a ritual all Muslim males undergo, Pillai had said that the members of the community can be identified "after removing their clothes.
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