'Equal to a petty case, then why this dramatic action'; N Subramanian released after protest

KOZHIKODE: The Chevayur police issued a notice and then released KPCC political affairs committee member and senior Congress leader N Subramanian. The Congress activists were protesting in front of the police station for a long time. Many including top leaders had reached the station. Kozhikode district president K Praveen Kumar harshly criticized the police.

‘The action taken by Pinarayi Vijayan's police against N Subramanian is unjust and unreasonable. We reject this action with disregard. The police will have to pay a heavy price for this unreasonable action. The police took him into custody as if they were arresting a serious criminal without even giving him time for his morning routine. That policeman should remember that he will have to pay a heavy price for it. The CPM today has lost power in many places. The UDF has swept the seats. Such measures were taken to divert attention from it.

The FIR was filed under bailable sections. This is the first time in Kerala that such an arrest has been made in such a case. If a notice had been issued and summoned, he would have appeared at the station. He was arrested and released on his own bail. This is a case equivalent to a petty case. Then why such an action. Now we will face all this legally,' said K Praveen Kumar.

The police arrested KPCC political affairs committee member and senior Congress leader N Subramanian for sharing an AI generated picture of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijay and Unnikrishnan Potty, who was arrested in the Sabarimala gold theft case. Senior leaders including K C Venugopal MP and Ramesh Chennithala had expressed their protest over the issue.