The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) efforts to engage Kerala’s Christian community face growing challenges, exposing contradictions in its outreach strategy. On Christmas Eve, Yuhanon Meletius, Metropolitan bishop of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church’s Thrissur Diocese, criticised the BJP’s approach in a social media post.

Three Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leaders in Kerala have been arrested for trying to disrupt Christmas celebrations at a school in Palakkad. The incident happen

The three VHP activists were detained by Chittoor police in connection with the incident that took place on Friday at Nallepilly Government Upper Primary School in Palakkad.

It is alleged on the FIR that the accused persons entered the school with a motive to create enmity among different communities on the basis of religion.