KOTTAYAM: Bishop Mar Joseph Kallarangatt of Pala diocese in a statement said narcotic and love jihadists are victimizing Catholic girls and youths at an early age. There is a section in Kerala which provides assistance for this. In a video released in a YouTube channel of the Kuravilangad Church, the bishop warned that they are using such methods in places where weapons cannot be used and that Catholic families should be careful in this regard.

Special groups are working in various parts of Kerala targeting Catholic and Hindu youths addicted to drugs and other addictions. Their aim is to destroy other religions through such conspiracies in areas where they cannot fight with weapons. Love jihad and narcotics jihad are two of the most important and noteworthy things. Former DGP had stated that Kerala is becoming a recruitment centre for terrorists and that there are sleeping cells for terrorists here, he said.

A few groups are raising the extremism that war and struggle must be waged to establish justice, peace and Islam in the world. There are jihadi extremists all over the world who seek to promote racism, hatred, disgust etc. Such people have a vested interest. There are many attempts to impose Muslim ideology. The halal controversy is part of this, the bishop said.