Hate slogan in Alappuzha rally: Kerala High Court gives bail to 21 PFI workers

A video of the rally showed a minor boy shouting hate slogan, targeted purportedly at non-Muslims, and people in the rally repeating the slogans.

The prosecution submitted that the accused tried to disrupt harmony, and if such slogans are permitted to be shouted during rallies, they can have serious repercussions. (File)

Written by: Shaju Philip

2 min readThiruvananthapuramJul 6, 2022 01:50 AM IST First published on: Jul 6, 2022 at 01:50 AM IST

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday granted bail to 21 Popular Front of India (PFI) activists arrested in a case of provocative slogans having been raised during a rally in Alappuzha on May 21.

A video of the rally showed a minor boy shouting hate slogan, targeted purportedly at non-Muslims, and people in the rally repeating the slogans.

The prosecution submitted that the accused tried to disrupt harmony, and if such slogans are permitted to be shouted during rallies, they can have serious repercussions. It was submitted that the probe is still on and the second accused in the case is yet to be arrested; the fourth accused has not yet been identified.

Shaju Philip

Shaju Philip is a Senior Assistant Editor at The Indian Express Read More