Kerala: Hindu Aikyavedi General Secretary RV Babu arrested for appealing to boycott HALAL products

General Secretary of Hindu Aikya Vedi, a pro-Hindu organization , RV Babu

Kochi (Kerala) – In a desperate attempt by the ruling CPM-led Left Government to woo Muslim voters in Kerala, the General Secretary of Hindu Aikyavedi was arrested for appealing to the Hindus to boycott HALAL certified products.

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1. He had earlier uploaded a video in Youtube where he explained ‘Halalanomics’ and the made an appeal to the Hindu community not to fall prey to this trap. Kerala Police have found that his youtube video could trigger ‘communal tensions’ between the Hindus and Muslims and registered a non-bailable offence against Ravi.
2. Hindu Aikyavedi has given a call for state-wide protests against the arrest of RV Babu. Five of the Hindu Aikyavedi activists were earlier arrested for protesting against the Halal symbol in a bakery.
3. Earlier RV Babu said, “In India Halal certification authority, for example, Jamiat-Ulama-i-Hind trust charges a certain amount as fees from the applicant. They give a portion of this amount as Zakat. Here the interesting fact is that this Zakat is used for purposes that trigger suspicion. It is used for providing legal aid to terror accused people who are currently behind the bars. Every such activity is listed on their website,”
4.  BJP Kerala State President K Surendran and the National Convener of Prajna Pravah, J Nandakumar protested against the arrest and accused  the State Government of appeasing the fundamentalists through this arrest.