Hijab Row: Communist party cadre spreads ‘Cartoon’ with intention to provoke communal violence; Hindu Munnani lodges complaint

A member of the Communist Party has been accused of spreading a cartoon on WhatsApp that illustrates a woman wearing a hijab and an character from the Mahabharata, disrobing the Hijab. The hijab controversy has become a big topic of discussion across the country. While many are posting their views on this, left-wing thinkers have been working to provoke religious riots in Tamil Nadu over this issue. 

In line with this, a Communist Party member named Saminathan from the Gudiyatham area of ​​Vellore district, spread a cartoon on his WhatsApp groups. The cartoon is illustrated in such a way that it looks like a Hindu man (looking like a character from Hindu epics) is disrobing a woman wearing a Hijab. Given that this cartoon has provoked communal disturbance in the area, the Hindu Munnani have lodged a complaint with the local police, to take action against this individual. 

(With inputs from Kathir News)

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