'Diya Intolerance' Row In Keralam? IUML MLA Faces Backlash From Clerics Over Lamp-Lighting Ceremony

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• A fresh controversy has erupted in Kerala after IUML MLA Fathima faced criticism from a Muslim clerics' body over her participation in a traditional lamp-lighting ceremony at a restaurant inauguration.
• While clerics termed the act "non-Islamic," several leaders and public figures have defended it as a cultural practice and a symbol of inclusiveness.
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