Kerala: Dalit autorickshaw driver who faced discrimination by CPI-M was lured by PFI to convert to Islam

The Popular Front of India (PFI) which is an Islamist organisation linked to multiple terror cases in India, is now trying to play on the emotions of marginalised people under the communist rule in Kerala.

Chitra Lekha who is a Dalit autorickshaw driver from Kerala’s Kannur was openly discriminated against on caste grounds by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) which led to serious discontentment leading her to announce her plans to convert to Islam.

Chitra Lekha who belongs to the Pulaya community on her Facebook page said, “I was forced to run away from my village as they did not allow me to live there. Still, they are continuing to torture me. I decided to convert to Islam as I lost hope to get justice.”

However, as per a report conducted by Asianet News, there is evidence that the PFI may be trying to exploit the helplessness of the Dalit woman and how the SDPI, the political wing of the Popular Front of India, promised to get her a new house, job and financial assistance if she were to convert her faith.

In Kerala, there is already a serious problem of love jihad that was first highlighted by the Syro Malabar Church, and the problem is also further compounded by the fact that the Communists are casteist that leads to resentment which is exploited by Islamists. 

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