Kottayam: The Erattupetta Police on Saturday registered a case against BJP leader PC George for making remarks that could incite religious hatred following a complaint filed by the Muslim Youth League Municipal Committee. George was accused of hate speech targeting a minority community during a TV discussion held early this week, officials said.

"The case was registered after the statements of the complainants were recorded," police told PTI. Meanwhile, the BJP strongly condemned the case and alleged it was a "political vendetta by the LDF government."

Senior BJP leader and the party's Kerala in-charge, Prakash Javadekar, accused the CPM-led state government of not saying a word against Hamas. Javadekar said George has already clarified that he intended to express opposition to extremism and not to target any community.

"FIR against PC George is a political vendetta by LDF government, which doesn't say a word against Hamas..." he took to X.

"UDF is also guilty of appeasement of extremist politics.... PC George has already clarified that his intention was to express opposition to extremism & not to target any community. Kerala stands firmly against extremism," he added.

BJP state chief K Surendran also criticised the Pinarayi Vijayan government for registering the case against George and said the party would face the case legally and politically. He also alleged that such a case was registered under the pressure of communal forces.