Thrissur (Kerala), March 22 The Congress-affiliated student organization, KSU, has moved the Kerala High Court against a purported remark made by the BJP-led NDA candidate in the Guruvayoor Assembly constituency, which allegedly had communal undertones.
The KSU has also filed complaints with the police and officials regarding the alleged speech of Guruvayur NDA candidate B Gopalakrishnan.
The KSU's complaint concerns a campaign video in which Gopalakrishnan allegedly claimed that the constituency had not elected a Hindu MLA for nearly five decades and alleged that both the Left and the Congress-led fronts had not fielded candidates from the community.
Guruvayur is an international pilgrimage center, and the "land of Lord Guruvayurappan" has been in the hands of "temple thieves" for the past five decades, Gopalakrishnan alleged in the purported video.
"Why is there no Hindu MLA in Guruvayur so far?" he allegedly asked in the video.
Gokul Guruvayoor, the KSU Thrissur district president, in a Facebook post, said that a writ petition has been filed before the Kerala High Court seeking action, including the disqualification of the candidate.
In the Facebook post, he also said that complaints have been submitted to the district collector, district police chief, state election authorities, and the Guruvayur ACP, alleging that the remarks were aimed at creating communal divisions to influence voters.
There has been no immediate response from the BJP leader on the allegations.