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Complaint Filed After Facebook Death Threat Against Kerala CM Vijayan

The post drew official condemnation and public disavowals from a Catholic order and the Twenty20 party.

Overview

  • A Facebook profile named Teena Jose commented that someone should bomb and kill Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, invoking the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi.
  • Kerala Education Minister V. Sivankutty condemned the remark as an affront to the law and democratic values and pressed Twenty20 to state its stance.
  • The Congregation of the Mother of Carmel said Jose was expelled in 2009 under canonical procedures and is not part of the order.
  • Twenty20 chief coordinator Sabu M. Jacob said Jose holds no official role in the party and that her statements are her personal views.
  • Advocate Subhash Theekkadan submitted a complaint to the state DGP alleging the comment incites murder and urging action.