Despite Kerala’s claim of being 100% literate, the persistence of dogmatism and fundamentalism continues to restrict the participation of Muslim women, even in academic and campus events. A recent incident has sparked widespread criticism, where Muslim female students wearing hijabs were segregated and seated behind a curtain, with male students positioned in the front, during a debate at Kasaragod College. The event was focused on the topic “From Gaza to Science and Religion.”
A photo from the debate surfaced, showing Dr. Abdullah Basil CP, a prominent figure with strong Islamic fundamentalist views, addressing the gathering. The image clearly shows a curtain drawn between male and female students during the event.
Dr. Basil, known for his advocacy of the hijab, has previously been involved in controversial incidents promoting Islamic conservatism. In one such instance, a video surfaced where Dr. Basil silenced a female student who had argued against the hijab. The student had stated that women wear makeup and fashionable clothes not to attract men, but to boost their own self-confidence. Dr. Basil, however, countered with what many deemed absurd arguments, asserting that modesty, symbolized by the hijab, is the true expression of self-confidence.
The video, recorded just a few days ago, shows Dr. Basil speaking on the virtues of simplicity, claiming that wearing no makeup or fancy clothes signifies a deeper, purer form of self-confidence. His remarks were echoed by an organization called Umasking Anomalies, which promotes Islamic teachings and uses Dr. Basil’s words as propaganda. The organization has urged Malayali-speaking audiences, particularly youth, to pay attention to his thoughts on the hijab, presenting them as an idealized version of simplicity and modesty.
Figures like Dr. Abdullah Basil and organizations such as Umasking Anomalies are actively working to influence college students with their Islamic fundamentalist views. They argue that true freedom and self-confidence for women lie in adhering to a conservative interpretation of Islamic practices, such as wearing the hijab. This rhetoric continues to limit the autonomy and empowerment of young women, using religious dogma as a means of control.
On 19 September 2025, a large rally was held in the city, organized by a coalition of groups, including, Dravidianist film personalities, and Islamist outfits to demand an end to Israel’s ongoing war against the Palestinian.
The protest, which took place on Langs Garden Road in Pudupet, saw the participation of over 5,000 individuals, including leaders such as Thol. Thirumavalavan, the head of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, M.H. Jawahirullah, president of the Manithaneya Makkal Katchi, Dehlan Baqavi of the Socialist Democratic Party of India, rabid Separatist Thirumurugan Gandhi, the coordinator of the May 17 Movement, and Dravidianist personalities like Sathyaraj and Prakash Raj, as well as director Ameer and Vetrimaran.
While addressing the rally, Dravidianist actor Prakash Raj stirred controversy by holding Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi partly accountable for the violence in Palestine. He stated that the crisis was not solely Israel’s doing, but also the result of support from the United States and the silence of leaders like Modi.
Prakash Raj said, “Why are you artists coming here? If speaking against an injustice is politics, then we will speak politics. There is a poem, this war will end, all the leaders will hand shake and leave, but the truth is that there is a mother waiting for his son, a woman waiting for her husband, children waiting for their father. We do not know who sold this nation and land. But we know who paid the price for it. This is what will happen if we remain silent. There is an answer for them who ask why do artist like you talk like this. A poet who says that if I do not want politics in my poetry, I want to hear the sound of birds. If I want to hear the sound of birds, the sound of warplanes must stop. The rain is coming. Finally, I will say a word and speak. What I, all of us, have to say to this world is that even if it is a wound to our individual body, our silence will heal it. But if I remain silent and do nothing for a wounded nation, it will be more of an injury to a country and humanity. Therefore, before we die… we should not die. Let us fight. This voice will be heard. This is not only Israel’s fault but also America’s which supports it, and also Modi, who remains silent, is also responsible. This is not only Israel’s fault, but also the responsibility of the United States, which supports it, and Modi, who remains silent. Everyone who chooses to stay silent is also responsible. “
Speaking at the protest, DMK stooge Sathyaraj said, “The massacre happening in Gaza is unbearable to watch. How can they go and drop bombs with such a lack of humanity? When you see those children dying, how can the person who attacks Gaza sleep peacefully? Does he have no humanity? They say man evolved from apes, but these people haven’t become full human beings; they stopped halfway. That’s why they have this kind of mindset. The world nations must stop this; the UN must make a decision. Every time a community fights for its freedom, this is how genocide happens. This is how our Tamil brothers, who strived for the Tamil community to flourish in Sri Lanka, were brutally killed. Not just the fighters, but innocent people too were killed. Here too, in the name of war, Israel is planning to wipe out an entire community. The USA is aiding and abetting it.
Everyone might think, “If we hold a meeting in Chennai, will that war stop immediately?” Yes, it will. With today’s social media, if we raise our voice against injustice from any corner of the world, it will reach the entire world. A woman and a man working in the American military were arrested for protesting that America should not give them missiles and weapons. A lone woman and man, who work in the American army, raised their voices loudly without caring about anything, when I saw that, it made me so emotional.
Participating in a meeting like this is the duty of artists like us. I extend my heartfelt thanks to the leaders and comrades here. We actors, like me, my brother Prakash Raj, Vetri Maaran, and our brother Ameer, we act in cinema. That’s a business. We have some talent, and we use that talent to earn money and support our families. But if our popularity, our fame, our reputation is not used for such human rights and human liberation causes, then there is no point (m*yir*kum) in being a famous actor.
For these leaders, going to jail has become an ordinary thing. For my brother Thirumurugan Gandhi, it’s a normal matter. For all the leaders here fighting for the oppressed people, for them, this struggle, the police beatings, and jail are an everyday occurrence, like my brother Thirumavalavan. The people sitting on this stage are the real heroes. We are all “shadow heroes.” Everyone should understand that. Therefore, when we raise our voices against the injustices happening in the world, all people must come together and raise their voices. This is my request. There is no religion, no caste, no God, and no country in this. There is only humanity. Don’t think this is a meeting in support of our Islamic brothers. This is a meeting in support of humanity. Don’t forget that life is common to everyone.”
Sathyaraj also took a moment during the rally to read out a statement of condemnation issued by Dravidar Kazhagam chief K. Veeramani, expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people and denouncing the ongoing violence.
Similarly speaking at the protest, Dravidianist director Vetrimaran said, “I believe it is the responsibility of every one of us, as an artist and as a human being, to stand in support of people wherever they are being oppressed and wherever they are being killed by oppression. On that basis, what is happening in Palestine is a planned, century-long, systematic genocide. Knowing that civilians and children are taking refuge in schools and hospitals there, they are throwing bombs. For hundreds of years, they have been destroying hundreds of acres of olive trees that are a source of livelihood for them.
They have been doing this continuously, but now they are acting with a very specific and determined plan. Today, Gaza has been declared a famine zone. The UN has declared it as such, which means one in five people are dying of hunger and one in five children are malnourished, without any nutrition. All aid is outside, and they are not allowing it inside Gaza. It is the duty of all of us to condemn this planned massacre, this genocide. I consider participating in such a protest to be my duty and my right. All human beings should gather at this place to emphasize this point. Just now Sathyaraj sir said, “Will this bring about change?” Change doesn’t happen all at once. But it is our duty to register our protest. On that basis, we have gathered here to show that we stand with the people of Palestine, the people of Gaza. I request that we continue to express our voice of protest like this.”
However, the duplicity of the Islamo-Dravidianists were evident. Those who now vocally condemn Israel’s actions were silent when Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups launched a large-scale attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 an assault that marked the beginning of the latest round of violence often referred to as the “Gaza War” or “Israel-Hamas conflict.”
The same individuals failed to speak up during major domestic tragedies, such as the Kallakurichi hooch incident, where 69 people lost their lives, and the illicit liquor deaths in Ekkiarkuppam, Marakkanam, which claimed 14 lives. Additionally, there was minimal reaction to the custodial death of Ajith Kumar and the honor killing of Dalit techie Kavin. The only notable exception was Thirumavalavan, who condemned the honor killing but avoided criticizing his political ally, the DMK.
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Radical Leftist and DMK stooge actor Prakash Raj has once again stirred controversy by holding Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi responsible for the ongoing violence in Palestine. According to Raj, the crisis is not solely the result of Israeli aggression but is also fueled by continued support from the United States and the silence of global leaders, including Modi.
His remarks were made during a large-scale rally organized by various Islamist and Dravidianist groups in Chennai on 19 September 2025. The protest, aimed at condemning Israel’s military actions in Gaza, took place on Langs Garden Road in Pudupet and drew a crowd of over 5,000 participants. Notable figures in attendance included Thirumavalavan, the head of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, M.H. Jawahirullah, president of the Manithaneya Makkal Katchi, Dehlan Baqavi of the Socialist Democratic Party of India, Thirumurugan Gandhi, the coordinator of the May 17 Movement, and Dravidianist DMK stooge film personalities like Sathyaraj, Ameer and Vetrimaran.
While addressing the rally, Dravidianist actor Prakash Raj said, “Why are you artists coming here? If speaking against an injustice is politics, then we will speak politics. There is a poem, this war will end, all the leaders will shake hands and leave, but the truth is that there is a mother waiting for her son, a woman waiting for her husband, children waiting for their father. We do not know who sold this nation and land. But we know who paid the price for it. This is what will happen if we remain silent. There is an answer for them who ask why do artist like you talk like this. A poet who says that if I do not want politics in my poetry, I want to hear the sound of birds. If I want to hear the sound of birds, the sound of warplanes must stop. The rain is coming. Finally, I will say a word and speak. What I, all of us, have to say to this world is that even if it is a wound to our individual body, our silence will heal it. But if I remain silent and do nothing for a wounded nation, it will be more of an injury to a country and humanity. Therefore, before we die… we should not die. Let us fight. This voice will be heard. This is not only Israel’s fault but also America’s which supports it, and also Modi, who remains silent, is also responsible. This is not only Israel’s fault, but also the responsibility of the United States, which supports it, and Modi, who remains silent. Everyone who chooses to stay silent is also responsible. “
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On 19 September 2025, a large rally was held in the city by various organizations and artists, calling for an end to Israel’s ongoing violence against the Palestinian people.
The demonstration was organized under the banner of the Coalition of Periyarists. Key figures, including Thol. Thirumavalavan, leader of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, M.H. Jawahirullah, president of the Manithaneya Makkal Katchi, Dehlan Baqavi of the Socialist Democratic Party of India, Thirumurugan Gandhi, coordinator of the May 17 Movement, as well as actors Sathyaraj, Prakash Raj, and filmmakers Ameer and Vetrimaran, were among the participants in the march, which took place on Langs Garden Road in Pudupet. More than 5,000 people took part in the protest.
Baqavi emphasized that Israel had been relentlessly bombing Gaza, displacing over 900,000 Palestinians who were left without refuge.
Jawahirullah condemned the ongoing attacks, criticizing the escalation of violence in Gaza. He also pointed out that while Israel continued its actions, the U.S. had blocked a United Nations resolution calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the region.
Yet again, the Congress party has been exposed for circulating misinformation and later attempting a cover-up by deleting their post. Just hours after Rahul Gandhi alleged that the Election Commission was engaged in software-driven voter deletion and vote theft to help the BJP, the Kerala Congress unit shared a video on x claiming it showed a man deleting voters from the rolls.
Kerala Congress posted a video claiming it to be ‘Nagraj, son of NrdrMd,’ deleting Congress votes.
But actually, the person is Bhaskar Kakati, an employee of Guwahati Post Office, known for his very fast working speed.
The clip, however, turned out to be entirely misleading. It actually featured Bhaskar Kakati, an India Post employee stationed at Meghdoot Bhavan, the Guwahati General Post Office in Assam. Known locally for his extraordinary typing speed, Kakati has been featured in Assamese media before, with reports noting how people often prefer his counter since he clears requests faster than others.
Despite this, Kerala Congress captioned the video with a mocking post, calling the man “Nagraj” and alleging he was removing Congress voters at 4 a.m., drawing a bizarre comparison to Rahul Gandhi’s jibe against the Prime Minister. After the truth came out, the party quietly deleted the post.
The Assam BJP strongly criticised the move, accusing Congress of tarnishing the reputation of a hardworking clerk for political propaganda. In a statement, the party said: “Congress has once again exposed its bankrupt politics! To run their propaganda, they shamelessly dragged a respected Guwahati GPO clerk—known for his honesty and lightning-fast service—into their petty drama. The man who has earned love through hard work is being mocked by a party that has never respected workers.”
Congress has once again exposed its bankrupt politics! To run their propaganda, they shamelessly dragged a respected Guwahati GPO clerk—known for his honesty and lightning-fast service—into their petty drama. The man who has earned love through hard work is being mocked by a… https://t.co/nfWfyp8Eym
Meanwhile, the Election Commission has already dismissed Rahul Gandhi’s allegations, clarifying that voter deletion cannot be done online and is carried out only by the ECI after due process and hearings.
In a disturbing turn of events, Madurai witnessed two separate incidents of children being mauled by stray dogs on the same day, sparking fear and outrage among residents.
In the first case, Michael, a resident of Kamarajapuram, was sending his 7-year-old daughter, a Class II student, to school this morning. While the child was walking with her grandfather, a stray dog suddenly charged at her. The girl sustained serious bite wounds on her cheek, thigh, and leg.
In another incident in Nagamalai Pudukkottai, an 8-year-old boy, son of Muthupandi, was on his way to a government school when a stray dog attacked him. The boy was bitten on his hand, leaving him injured.
Both attacks, though unrelated, have heightened public concern as stray dogs roaming the streets particularly at night continue to pose a threat, even targeting children accompanied by elders.
Alarmed residents have urged authorities to act swiftly, demanding that stray dogs be controlled or relocated immediately. Following the appeal, civic workers have begun operations to capture the animals in the affected areas.
An old interview of DMK stooge Rajya Sabha MP and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief Kamal Haasan has resurfaced online, sparking fresh controversy. In the clip, Haasan can be heard making remarks justifying sexual predators while blaming the Mahabharata for crime against women.
During the program, when asked about the rise in crimes against women, Haasan responded that such incidents were not surprising in a country that reveres an epic in which a woman was treated as collateral in a gambling game.
Referring to the Mahabharata, which millions consider sacred, he said, “We should not blame rapists because what examples have we given them? Mahabharata. You have given them an example where you can gamble your wife. You have given him the wrong story to follow. You have given them a wrong example to follow. You have made it a holy book now.”
🚨 SHOCKING & SHAMEFUL
Anchor asks about r@pe — Kamal Khan Hassan brazenly says “Don’t BLAME the rapists” and instead attacks Hindu epics.
The resurfaced remarks have gone viral on social media, drawing sharp criticism from various quarters. According to reports, then multiple legal cases have been filed against Haasan in places including Tirunelveli and Bengaluru.
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A delegation from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on Friday visited the CPI(M) state headquarters, the AKG Centre, in Thiruvananthapuram as part of its engagement with communist parties in India.
The CPI(M) shared photographs of the visit along with a brief message on its official Facebook page. The delegation was led by He Meng, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi, accompanied by Zhou Guohui, Counsellor in charge of political party affairs at the embassy, and Guo Dongdong, Second Secretary handling political party affairs. The team was received at the AKG Centre by CPI(M) state secretary M.V. Govindan.
Later, the delegation also visited the MN Memorial, the CPI state headquarters in Kerala. There, they were welcomed by CPI National Executive Member K. Prakash Babu and Kerala Minister for Food and Civil Supplies G.R. Anil. During the visit, the Chinese representatives handed over a book authored by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Prakash Babu as a gesture of goodwill.
In discussions, CPI leaders briefed the visiting delegation on what they described as Kerala’s achievements in land reforms, universal literacy, public distribution system, agricultural development, land distribution, housing schemes, life expectancy, and healthcare. The CCP representatives, in response, commended the popular participation in Kerala’s development model, observing that the state’s political history and progress had drawn international attention.
The visit was described by both sides as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen friendship and exchanges between the CCP and Indian communist parties.
Just a few days ago, the news about the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) declaration of a unilateral, one-month ceasefire expressing readiness for conditional peace talks with the central government broke.
This development invites a stark comparison between the previous UPA government’s approach to left-wing extremism and the current administration’s unwavering stance under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.
The UPA and Chidambaram’s Stance: A Willingness to Talk, Without Surrender
In May 2010, in the immediate aftermath of the brutal Dantewada massacre where 76 CRPF personnel were killed by Maoists, then Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram found himself at the centre of India’s most pressing internal security debate. On one hand, the UPA government had launched Operation Green Hunt to confront the armed insurgents; on the other, Chidambaram was under pressure to open a dialogue with the Naxals.
That month, Chidambaram took his case directly to students at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), traditionally a stronghold of Left politics. The event, organised by the Congress-backed National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), was titled “Naxalism: Threat to Indian Democracy and Internal Security.” Speaking at the packed School of Social Sciences auditorium late in the evening, the Home Minister received a mixed reception of applause and protests.
Addressing the Maoist insurgency, Chidambaram described it as both a serious law-and-order issue and a problem rooted in socio-economic grievances. He assured students that the government was prepared to review mining contracts in tribal areas and that New Delhi was not blind to the economic causes feeding the rebellion.
But his most striking line came when he made clear that the government’s invitation for talks did not require Maoists to first surrender their weapons.
“It is a serious law and order issue. There are socio-economic causes that we will address, the talks for dialogue. The government is willing to relook at the mining contracts. I was the first minister in this government who said we are ready for talks, we are not asking you to lay down arms because we know you won’t do that, because you believe in armed liberation struggle, you will not lay down arms,” Chidambaram told the students.
What was UPA?
Chidambaram in May 2010, after Naxals massacred 76 CRPF men
He is at JNU
He is explaining he only wants Naxals to talk
He is NOT calling them to lay down weapons, because they believe in armed liberation
It was an unusual admission: the Home Minister of India acknowledging that Maoists would never give up their arms yet still offering to negotiate. The statement underlined the UPA’s two-track policy of both military operations and conditional dialogue.
More than a decade later, with Maoist influence has significantly eroded in India and leaders seeking to negotiate from a position of weakness, Chidambaram’s 2010 outreach reads as a moment when the State tried to engage the insurgency at its peak.
Jailed Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik, serving a life sentence in a terror funding case, has made sensational allegations in an affidavit submitted to the Delhi High Court. Malik has claimed that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh personally thanked him after he met Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder and 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed in Pakistan in 2006.
Malik alleged that the meeting with Saeed was not his independent initiative but was held at the request of senior Indian intelligence officials as part of a backchannel peace process with Pakistan.
The Alleged Role of Intelligence Bureau
According to Malik, then Special Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), V. K. Joshi, met him in Delhi before his Pakistan visit in the aftermath of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake. Malik claimed Mr Joshi requested him to engage not just with the Pakistani political leadership but also with terrorist figures, including Hafiz Saeed, to support Prime Minister Singh’s peace efforts.
Malik said he was told explicitly that dialogue with Pakistan could not be meaningful unless terrorist leaders were also part of the conversation. Acting on this request, he agreed to meet Saeed and other leaders of the United Jihad Council during his trip.
The Meeting With Hafiz Saeed
In his affidavit, Malik described how Saeed organised a gathering of jihadist groups in Pakistan, where Malik delivered a speech urging terrorists to embrace peace. Quoting Islamic teachings, he said he pressed for reconciliation over violence, stressing that “if somebody offers you peace, purchase peace with him.”
Malik said this meeting later became a flashpoint, as it was portrayed as evidence of his proximity to Pakistani terror groups. He called the episode a “classic betrayal,” insisting it was an officially sanctioned initiative that was later distorted for political purposes.
Prime Minister’s Alleged Response
Malik further claimed that after his return to India, he was asked to brief the Prime Minister directly following a debriefing with the IB.
“When I returned to New Delhi from Pakistan, Special Director IB V K Joshi as part of the debriefing exercise, met me in the hotel and requested me to immediately brief the Prime Minister,” Malik said.
“I met the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh the same evening where N K Narayan, National Security Advisor, was also present. I briefed him on my meetings and appraised him on the possibilities, where he conveyed his gratitude to me for my efforts, time, patience and dedication,” he added.
On a photograph of him shaking hands with Singh, Malik remarked: “When I met Manmohan Singh as PM, without any hesitation he said, I consider you father of non-violent movement in Kashmir.”
Encounters With Political Leaders
In his affidavit, Malik also mentioned his interactions with several top political leaders, including Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Sonia Gandhi, P. Chidambaram, I. K. Gujral, and Rajesh Pilot.
“After my arrest in 1990, I was actively engaged by six consecutive dispensations under the leadership of Shri VP Singh, Shri ChandraShekhar, Shri PV Narsimha Rao, Shri HD Devagauda, Shri Inder Kumar Gujral, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee till Shri Manmohan Singh. Not only I was provided domestic platform to speak about the Kashmiri cause, but I was actively roped in time and again by the said governments in power and was actively persuaded to speak on international platforms,” Malik said.
Political Fallout
Malik’s claims, if accurate, raise serious questions about the covert methods of India’s peace outreach with Pakistan and the extent to which state institutions relied on separatist leaders and terrorists like him in 2006. Most significantly, his assertion that a sitting Prime Minister expressed gratitude after a meeting with one of the world’s most wanted terrorists is likely to trigger a political storm.
Malik, accused of killing four Indian Air Force officers in Srinagar in January 1990 and of kidnapping former Union Home Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed’s daughter Rubiya Saeed, has long been held responsible by the exiled Kashmiri Pandit community for the ethnic cleansing and exodus of their people since 1990.
For now, the affidavit stands as a startling intersection of peace diplomacy, intelligence strategy, and the shadow of terrorism with Malik placing former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh directly in the frame of his controversial encounter with Hafiz Saeed.
