Overview

• Employees affiliated with BEFI held the demonstration outside the Kochi regional office on Thursday by serving beef with porotta.
• Union leaders allege newly appointed regional officer Ashwini Kumar, reported to be from Bihar, verbally directed the canteen to stop serving beef.
• Organisers say the action also protested abusive conduct toward staff, including public humiliation of an employee.
• Left-backed MLA KT Jaleel publicly endorsed the protesters, invoking Kerala’s history of resisting attempts to police food choices.
• Media outlets report that Canara Bank has not issued an official response to the allegations as of Sunday.