Kerala BJP leader P C George has been booked for allegedly making hate speech during a TV discussion, provoking religious hatred. The complaint was filed by the Muslim Youth League Municipal Committee. The BJP condemned the police action, calling it a political vendetta by the LDF government, while George clarified his remarks were against extremism, not any community.
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