‘Kafir screenshot’ row in Kerala: K.K. Shailaja says probe must continue; Shafi Parambil welcomes SIT inquiry

Key points

• Kerala Health Minister K K Shailaja has said the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe ordered by the Home department into the controversial ‘Kafir screenshot’ episode in Vadakara during the Lok Sabha election should be allowed to proceed and identify those responsible.
• Satheesan tables White Paper on State finances in Assembly Responding to media queries, Ms. Shailaja said she had no knowledge of the matter and that the “investigation will continue”, irrespective of whether she welcomed it or not.
• She maintained that her role in the election was only that of a candidate and asserted that no communal polarisation had taken place in Vadakara.
• Meanwhile, Vadakara MP Shafi Parambil welcomed the government’s decision to constitute an SIT to investigate the controversy.
• In a statement, Mr. Parambil alleged that the “fake screenshot” was a planned creation by the CPI(M) with the objective of disrupting the harmonious atmosphere in Vadakara...