Overview

• K. J. Shine said she has filed complaints with the Chief Minister, the State Police Chief and the State Women’s Commission, and that the Ernakulam Superintendent of Police’s office contacted her.
• Shine reported handing over evidence to investigators and stated that an initial police inquiry has begun.
• She publicly named CK Gopalakrishnan as the alleged source of the posts and claimed Opposition leader V. D. Satheesan knew of the campaign, assertions that have not been independently verified.
• Ernakulam District Congress Committee president Mohammed Shiyas rejected any party role and attributed the controversy to factionalism within the Left.
• Vypin MLA K. N. Unnikrishnan, who was also targeted by a fake post, said he would pursue legal and political action and called the allegations fabricated and politically motivated.