Police officer suspended for calling K M Shaji ‘communalist’ in WhatsApp message

KASARGOD: A police officer has been suspended for making derogatory remarks against Local Self-Government Minister K M Shaji. The officer allegedly referred to the minister as a “communalist” in a WhatsApp message.

The action was taken against Civil Police Officer Sujith, who is attached to the Vellarikundu Police station. Kasaragod District Police Chief Vijay Bharat Reddy suspended Sujith pending inquiry.

The message was reportedly posted in a WhatsApp group called “Police Friends” in Kasaragod district. The Special Branch submitted a report on the matter to the District Police Chief, following which disciplinary action was taken.

Full text of the WhatsApp message
'Pinarayi Vijayan attended the swearing-in ceremony of the UDF cabinet. Watch this video carefully. The UDF had boycotted the previous two swearing-in ceremonies, citing weak excuses. That is their culture. Today, you can see Congress leaders and Kerala Congress leaders welcoming Pinarayi Vijayan without considering any of that. You can also see Rajeev Chandrasekhar, who once called Pinarayi “deadly poison,” and N K Premachandran, who had used insulting words against him. But you can also see one communalist wiping his face with a towel and standing aside- K M Shaji, who keeps talking only about religion even in his sleep. Anyone can shout abuses into a microphone in front of followers and act like a hero, Shaji. But your knees will shake when you stand in front of that man. You are only going to tremble even more,’ the post read.