In a recent speech at a ‘Save Manipur’ campaign organized by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kannur district, senior Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) leader P Jayarajan issued death threats directed at the Kerala unit of BJP and its youth wing, Yuva Morcha.
Shamseer, the MLA from Thalassery constituency representing CPI(M) and the Speaker of the Kerala Assembly, stirred controversy while speaking at the inauguration of the ‘Vidya Jyothi project’ in Kunnathunad constituency, Ernakulam district. During his speech, he referred to Hindu gods like ‘Ganapati’ and the ‘Pushpaka vimana’ associated with Ravana as mythical concepts lacking scientific evidence. Shamseer also suggested that in the era of artificial intelligence, such ideas should be discarded as myths.
Addressing the crowd, Jayarajan warned that any Yuva Morcha member who dared to oppose AN Shamseer, would meet a grim fate, with their place being in the mortuary. The ominous words from the influential CPI(M) leader did not go unnoticed, as the BJP quickly responded by filing a police complaint against Jayarajan for his inflammatory statements.
Two days prior, K Ganesh, the Kerala state secretary of Yuva Morcha, allegedly made a menacing statement during a protest held against Speaker AN Shamseer. He suggested that Shamseer may have made derogatory comments about Hindus, implying that Shamseer believed he would not suffer a fate like TJ Joseph, whose hand was brutally chopped off by Islamic extremists on accusations of blasphemy.
In response to Jayarajan’s intimidating speech, BJP Kerala president K Surendran demanded that the police register a case against the CPI(M) leader for issuing a death threat. He also called for Jayarajan’s removal from the post of Khadi Board chairman, citing his alleged involvement in multiple murder cases and accusing him of attempting to disrupt peace.
Reacting to the threats, Yuva Morcha state president CR Praful Krishna asserted that their organization would not be intimidated. He accused Jayarajan of playing to the gallery, attempting to appease party members and Islamists with his provocative speeches.
BJP and Yuva Morcha have declared their intention to persist with their protest against Speaker Shamseer over his alleged derogatory remarks about Hindus. Surendran asserted that the government’s lack of action regarding Shamseer’s comments emboldened Muslim League volunteers to raise anti-Hindu slogans. “If appropriate action had been taken against Shamseer,” Surendran remarked, “the members of the Muslim League would not have dared to speak in such a manner.”
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