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." (ANI)