Kerala Cyber Police Registers Case Against Muslim Cleric
Kerala Cyber Police registers a case against Muslim cleric Waseem Al Hikami, accused of giving hate speech.
The Kochi Cyber Police of Kerala has registered a case against Muslim cleric Waseem Al Hikami for giving hate speech through social media.
Hikami is a native of Kondotty in Malappuram district. It has been alleged in the FIR that the Muslim religious leader had hurt the religious sentiments of the Christian people.
He made derogatory remarks against Jesus Christ. The police have registered a case against him under sections 153A, 295-A, and 505 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Case registered on the complaint of BJP leader
The case was registered on the directions of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Ernakulam on a complaint by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former National Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) Anoop Antony.
According to the FIR lodged, the said speech against Christian religious sentiments in relation to Christmas and against Jesus Christ was uploaded on YouTube by the accused on December 24, 2021.
It was also alleged that he had made a derogatory statement against the birth of Jesus Christ.
In January, the cybercrime police of Kottayam district registered a case in the same crime on the complaint of a person named Abel Francis.
Anti Constitution Remarks Row: Kerala ministers trapped over their remarks on the constitution, demanding removal from the post
The demand for the immediate removal of a Kerala minister from his post, who said that the country’s constitution is wrong, is in full swing.
The BJP President of the state has even said that after insulting the Constitution, he has lost the right to remain in his post for a second.
Saji Cherian is the Culture Minister of Kerala.
Kerala Culture Minister Saji Cherian has strongly condemned the Constitution. They say that cases of exploitation are forgiven in the constitution.
Cherian said, ‘The constitution has been written in such a way that the people of the country are helped in looting.
Against this controversial statement of the minister, sharp reactions started coming from the opposition immediately.
There has been a demand from the opposition to remove the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF cabinet.
