No investigation into controversial 'Sarin wave' advertisement, RTI document says no complaint filed

PALAKKAD: There is no investigation into the controversial advertisement in the Palakkad by-election, according to the RTI document. The District Information Officer has informed that no one has taken permission for this advertisement and there is no investigation as no complaint has been received. This has been released by a media outlet.

The election advertisement with the picture of Sandeep Warrier, who joined the Congress from the BJP, was controversial. The advertisement published in the Sunni Kanthapuram faction mouthpiece Siraj and the Samastha mouthpiece Suprabhatham had a big headline, Sarin Tharagam (Sarin wave).

The fact that there was no advertisement in the CPM mouthpiece Deshabhimani was also discussed at that time. The advertisement included references to an old Facebook post shared by Sandeep Warrier on the Kashmir issue, a picture of him wearing an RSS uniform, a call for the massacre of Kashmiris, a post that the CAA would be implemented in Kerala and Gandhi's assassination.