Overview

• M. V. Govindan singled out Archbishop Mar Joseph Pamplany for praising Prime Minister Modi and Home Minister Shah after the two nuns were granted bail, calling the gesture “brazen opportunism.”
• Govindan alleged church representatives celebrated at an RSS office in Kannur with cake to thank central leadership.
• The Thalassery Archdiocese rebuked the CPI(M) state secretary’s remarks as “second-rate” and rejected suggestions that bishops required party clearance to speak.
• Kerala Catholic Congress branded Govindan’s comments “thoughtless” and warned they risk undermining the Left’s standing with minority communities.
• The DYFI escalated tensions by invoking the fate of pastor Martin Niemöller to criticize the archbishop’s actions.