Police Case Against Kerala Ex-MLA PC George Over Alleged Hate Speech

Palarivattom police charged former MLA PC George over his objectionable remarks during a speech

A week after he was arrested and released on bail for making controversial remarks against Muslims, another case was filed against politician PC George by the police on Tuesday, on charges of hate speech.

Palarivattom police charged the former MLA over his objectionable remarks during a speech, which he delivered in connection with a temple festival at Vennala on May 8.

"The further proceedings in the case will be finalised after examining the details and bail conditions regarding the earlier case registered at Thiruvananthapuram," a police officer said.

Mr George, 70, who was the chief whip while Congress-led UDF was in power, had sparked off a controversy by asking non-Muslims in Kerala to avoid restaurants run Muslims.