Political Row In Kerala As Christian Family Alleges "Love Jihad": Report
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Relatives of Jyotsna Mary Joseph, a nurse in Saudi Arabia, levelled "love jihad' allegation after she recently walked out on her family and married Shejin, a local DYFI leader belonging to the Muslim community, without their consent.
A recent interfaith marriage of a Muslim activist of the ruling CPI(M)'s youth wing DYFI, has stirred a political storm after the relatives of the Christian bride alleged "love jihad", with a senior left party leader supporting the charge, only to retract his statement later.
As the issue snowballed into a major controversy, the Marxist party today made it clear that there was nothing unnatural in interfaith marriages and the campaign of "love jihad" was a creation of RSS and Sangh Parivar.
Relatives of Jyotsna Mary Joseph, a nurse in Saudi Arabia, levelled "love jihad' allegation after she recently walked out on her family and married Shejin, a local DYFI leader belonging to the Muslim community, without their consent, reported news agency Press Trust of India.
A section of the Christian community in Kerala's Thiruvambady here including nuns staged demonstrations against the alleged 'love jihad' in connection with the incident.
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