10 individuals arrested for portraying a terrorist as a Muslim in a school entertainment programme

• An incident in Perambra Kerela !
• Action taken by the Police after an injunction from the Court

Perambra (Kerala) – Police have detained 10 individuals for portraying a terrorist as a Muslim at an inaugural item in a State level School entertainment programme. Malayalam Theatrical Heritage & Arts, in collaboration with Matha Perambra, directed the musical. It showed that an Indian soldier caught a terrorist. The terrorist was dressed like an Arab.

Kerala: 10 persons booked for depicting a terrorist as Muslim in a state-level school festival
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1 Anup V.R. organiser of the ‘Rajiv Gandhi study circle’ complained to the Police about this. They refused to register a case. So Anup had to file a case in The Kozhikode Court asking that action be taken. The Police registered a case and took action because of the instruction of the Court. This event was held on the 3^rd of January 2023.

2. Matha said that they had no intention of showing a Muslim as a terrorist and their organisation was not connected to any political ideology. They were wrongly alleged to be spreading the RSS ideology.