Kerala CM Criticizes Nuns' Arrest as Religious Intolerance

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday denounced the arrest of Keralite nuns by Chhattisgarh police, asserting it was based on a 'false complaint' lodged by Bajrang Dal activists. He described the incident as indicative of the Sangh Parivar's ongoing atrocities against the Christian community.

Vijayan highlighted the disparity between public gestures of goodwill and the actions of those he accuses of targeting Christian communities under false pretenses of religious conversion and human trafficking. He urged for interventions to protect secularism and minority rights in the country.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai defended the arrests as necessary, citing serious allegations of human trafficking and conversion. The controversy has stirred political reactions, with Congress officials condemning the incident as part of a broader pattern of religious persecution in BJP-ruled states.

(With inputs from agencies.)