Overview
- Chevayoor police in Kozhikode registered an FIR on December 25 against KPCC leader N Subrahmanian for posting an allegedly AI-altered image of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan with Sabarimala gold-case accused Unnikrishnan Potti.
- According to the FIR, the Facebook post—shared around 1 p.m. with a caption questioning the CM’s ties to Potti—was intended to foment political hatred and could provoke rioting.
- CPI(M) state secretary M. V. Govindan said two pictures were circulated and asserted that the one showing the Chief Minister touching his ears was fabricated using AI.
- Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan dismissed the photo row as a distraction from the Sabarimala gold-theft investigation and called allegations roping in Sonia Gandhi disgraceful.
- The Sabarimala case remains under an SIT supervised by the Kerala High Court, with seven arrests since October 16, as Satheesan repeats claims of police interference and parole-for-money allegations.