India's social media was sueetheathed in anger on Monday after photos of Hamas terrorist leaders who were killed at a cultural festival in Kerala's Parakad district were displayed.
The offensive images were paraded by a group of men riding elephants Urus Festivalthe annual Muslim event in Kerala. The festival on the 11th is superficially linked to Muhammad, the founder of Islam, and marks the death of the legendary Indian Muslim leader named Bhima Bevi, whose aim is to carry out a miracle. It's commemorative.
The festival concludes with a spectacular procession and becomes a major tourist attraction. This year's procession on Sunday attracted a crowd of around 3,000 people, including several prominent opposition politicians. One of the VIP guests was VT Balram, leader of the opposition Indian Parliament Party.
This year's procession included an elephant carrying a group of young people waving posters of the horrifying Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar and Ismail Haniyeh on October 7, 2023. The banner included a slogan that implied that Indian Muslims should accept terrorists as their flesh and blood.
“The young children were seen holding posters of Singwar and Honey, and the crowd cheered them on during the procession. The incident quickly became a topic of competition, and many people were like that. I asked the festival organizers to allow displays, “India today It has been reported.
Members of the governing BJP party quickly condemned Hamas iconography at the Kerala Festival, noting that Muslim groups have issued pro-Palestinian political statements at several events held after Hamas launched the Gaza War. I did.
One worse example is Kerala University Change the name The annual youth festival of 2024, “Intifada,” is a term that describes the enduring Palestinian war against Israel. Hamas numbers are also invited participate As a virtual guest at an Indian Muslim event.
BJP Submit Complaint He named the president, secretary and treasurer of the Kerala Urus festival along with state and district police on Monday, and is known locally as the “Sritara Fest.”
The BJP police complaint states that the image of Hamas leaders is “the ultimate goal of “creating joint disparities among young people” and “destroying Kerala peace” by instilling extremist ideology.” He said it was exhibited at the festival.
“Behind displaying photographs of Hamas leaders is the motivation to induce Hindu Muslim riots,” BJP Parakad Western District President P. Venugopal charged.
BJP President K. Surendran said the festival was hijacked by “Hamas militants” and called for a state-level investigation of organizers. He accused opposition leaders of pandering to extremists to collect their votes.
Vt Balram, Congressional Party Leader attending the parade; I fought back by Claim BJP-friendly media is misusing Hamas controversy and “targeting Muslim communities in Kerala.”
Ballam admitted that praise the perpetrators of the October 7 attack might be a bit provocative, but he said that support for the Palestinian cause is widespread among Kerala Muslims, and they He argued that he had the right to express his support. Meanwhile, he accused critics of running a “hate campaign” against Muslims by opposing their support for Hamas.
Thrithala Fest Organizer It appeared Leaving the Hamas display on Monday appears to imply that he does not expect the Singhwar and Honeye flags to be waving.
