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Widespread protests person erupted pursuing an alleged onslaught connected a children’s Christmas carol by an RSS-BJP idiosyncratic astatine Kalandithara, Pudussery, successful Palakkad territory of Kerala connected Sunday (December 21, 2025) night.
RSS-BJP idiosyncratic Aswin Raj allegedly assaulted the children who participated successful the carol and damaged their philharmonic instrument. The set utilized by the carol radical belonged to the CPI(M) country committee. The constabulary arrested Mr. Raj pursuing a complaint.
Protest carols by DYFI
Condemning the attack, the DYFI announced that it would organise protestation carols crossed the district. All 2,500 DYFI units volition instrumentality retired carols, it said. Challenging the RSS and the BJP to forestall oregon disrupt the protestation carols, the DYFI warned that it would “respond successful an due manner.”
BJP State vice-president C. Krishnakumar justified the attack, claiming that the carol was organised by the CPI(M) country committee and that the participants were intoxicated. He alleged that the members of the carol radical had “deliberately attempted to make trouble.”
The BJP leader’s remarks person drawn crisp criticism. Describing Mr. Krishnakumar arsenic “the Praveen Togadia of Palakkad,” the DYFI said helium had “exposed his existent communal face.”
Palakkad Bishop Mar Peter Kochupurackal condemned the attack, saying helium hoped that “those liable volition grip the substance legally.”
The Congress, meanwhile, described the onslaught arsenic the BJP’s “natural effect to its nonaccomplishment to unafraid the expected enactment from the Christian community” successful the caller civic assemblage elections. It termed the incidental “an onslaught connected communal harmony” and demanded that those liable beryllium brought to book.
The constabulary said Mr. Raj was already facing charges nether the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act (KAAPA). He has present been booked nether assorted sections, including those relating to causing wounded and promoting communal violence.
