Biggest appeasers Rahul Gandhi, Pinarayi Vijayan jointly filed case against me: Rajeev Chandrasekhar's retort after FIR

“Rahul Gandhi and Pinarayi Vijayan have jointly filed a ‘case’ against me,” said Union Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar after a case was filed against him in Kerala for allegedly promoting enmity between different groups. Sharing a copy of the FIR registered against him on X, formerly known as Twitter, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said: “So the two INDI alliance partners (Congress leader) Rahul Gandhi and (Kerala chief minister) Pinarayi Vijayan have jointly filed a ‘case’ against me.” ‘Being threatened for exposing their appeasement of Hamas’ Intensifying his attack on Gandhi and Vijayan, the Union Minister of State said the FIR against him has been registered by “Two of biggest appeasers in Indian politics who shamelessly appease poisonous radical violent organisations like SDPI, PFI and Hamas, whose politics have caused radicalisation over decades from J&K to Punjab to Kerala and caused many innocent lives and security forces lives to be lost - trying to threaten me with a case for exposing their appeasement of Hamas.”

So the two INDI alliance partners @RahulGandhi and @PinarayiVijayan have jointly filed a "case" against me

Two of biggest appeasers in Indian politics who shamelessly appease poisonous radical violent organizations like SDPI, PFI and Hamas, whose politics have caused… pic.twitter.com/rTOLCULeDT

— Rajeev Chandrasekhar 🇮🇳 (@RajeevRC_X) October 31, 2023

FIR against Rajeev Chandrasekhar According to PTI, the Cyber Cell of the Kerala Police has registered the FIR on its own in connection with Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s recent statements on social media regarding the Kochi blasts and a Hamas leader’s virtual address at an event organised by an Islamist group in Malappuram district. As per a senior officer of Kochi city police, an FIR under sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence) of the IPC and section 120 (o) (causing nuisance and violation of public order) of the Kerala Police Act has been registered against the minister. BJP slams Kerala Police, Pinarayi Vijayan government BJP wing in Kerala slammed the Pinarayi Vijayan government in the state and said it would face the case against the central minister both politically and legally. BJP Kerala chief K Surendran alleged that this action by the Pinarayi Vijayan government was aimed at “helping” and “encouraging” divisive forces and those with extremist views. “It indicates the double standards of the Pinarayi Vijayan government,” he said while speaking to reporters in Thiruvananthapuram. Surendran also took a dig at the Left government and the police for not registering a case against CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan for terming the Kochi bomb blasts as a “terrorist act.” The BJP leader also pointed out that no case was registered against IUML MLA M K Muneer and CPI(M) leader M Swaraj for hailing the recent Hamas attack on Israel. Surendran further alleged that the Pinarayi Vijayan-led government in Kerala was not ready to register a case against the Islamist group that organised an event in Malappuram district of the state recently where a Hamas leader virtually addressed the gathering. “But they are registering a case against a central minister who spoke out against the same. This (FIR) is a heinous decision based on vote bank politics. It is aimed at making political gains during the upcoming Lok Sabha elections,” he alleged. He also claimed that the case against the central minister was registered to appease those who are against the country and not those who love the nation. What did Rajeev Chandrasekhar say? After blasts were reported in Kerala at a religious gathering of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Kalamassery near Kochi on Sunday (29 October), Chandrasekhar shared posts on X, criticising Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan. “Dirty shameless appeasement politics by a discredited CM (and HM) @pinarayivijayan besieged by corruption charges. Sitting in Delhi and protesting against Israel, when in Kerala open calls by Terrorist Hamas for Jihad is causing attacks and bomb blasts on innocent Christians,” he had said. Following this, a verbal duel took place on Monday between the Vijayan and Chandrasekhar with the BJP leader calling the Kerala CM “liar” and he in turn lashing out and terming the MoS “extremely venomous”. Vijayan also said, “If anyone makes statements which are in violation of the law, irrespective of whether they are central or state ministers, cases would be registered against them.” In a post on Facebook, the Chandrasekhar said, “Price of appeasement politics of Congress and CPM will always be borne by innocents of all communities – That is what history has taught us.” “Brazen appeasement politics – shameless even by Cong/CPM/UPA/INDI alliance standards to invite Terrorist Hamas to spread hate & call for ‘Jihad’ in Kerala,” he had said. “This is the height of irresponsible madness politics. Enough! ‘You can’t keep snakes in your backyard and expect them only to bite your neighbors. You know, eventually those snakes are going to turn on whoever has them in the backyard – Hilary Rodham Clinton’,” the minister had said. Report by PTI further said, the Congress has lodged a complaint with the State Police Chief against Chandrasekhar, BJP National Secretary Anil K Antony, Govindan, former Ernakulam MP Sebastian Paul, former BJP spokesperson Sandeep G Varier and Trinamool Congress Southern Indian Chapter Convener Riva Tholoor Philip for allegedly making hate comments aimed at flaring up communal enmity in the state. The complaints were made by Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee’s (KPCC) Digital Media Cell Convener Sarin P. The blasts were set off at a convention centre in Kalamassery near Kochi where a prayer meeting of the Jehovah’s Witnesses – a Christian religious group that originated in the US in the 19th century. A few hours after that, Martin, who claimed to be an estranged member of Jehovah’s Witnesses, surrendered before police in Thrissur district of the state, saying that he carried out the multiple blasts. Three people, including a 12-year-old girl, were killed and several others were injured in the blasts. With inputs from agencies