A group of workers of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) burnt the cover pages of a book by Communist Party of India (Marxist) State committee member P. Jayarajan here on Saturday in protest against some references to their party founder Abdul Nasir Maudany in it.
The protest was staged outside the Kerala NGO Union Hall, where Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan released the book titled Keralam, Muslim Rashtreeyam, Rashtreeya Islam (Kerala, Muslim Politics and Political Islam). The police blocked the activists from reaching near the hall. The PDP workers also raised slogans against Mr. Jayarajan.
In the book, the CPI(M) leader had claimed that Mr. Maudany had a key role in radicalising a section of Kerala Muslims after the Babri Masjid demolition. However, the PDP workers pointed out that the claim was baseless.
Published - October 26, 2024 08:18 pm IST
