Investigation into Indian Deputy IT Minister's Social Media Post After Attack on Jehovah's Witnesses

The deputy minister of Information Technology in India is being investigated by police in Kerala for allegedly inciting religious hatred on social media following bomb blasts at a Jehovah's Witnesses convention. The attack, which killed three people and injured 50, targeted the Christian-based religious movement in the southern state. A man claiming responsibility for the attack was arrested, accusing the group of being anti-national. The deputy minister, Rajeev Chandrashekhar, condemned the blast on social media and accused Kerala's ruling Communist party of appeasing radical organizations like Hamas. Kerala's chief minister accused Chandrashekhar's Hindu nationalist party of trying to destabilize the state.
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- Kerala blasts: Man arrested after deadly attack on Jehovah's Witnesses BBC.com
- Sixteen of those injured in Kalamassery blasts remain in ICU The Hindu
- Terror in bags: On the blasts in Kerala The Hindu
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