After controversies related to gold smuggling through diplomatic channel and Quran import, former Kerala Minister K T Jaleel is caught in yet another controversy, perhaps a more serious one this time.
On Friday this Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) backed independent MLA stirred the new controversy by calling Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) "Azad Kashmir" in his Facebook post. As the controversy raged, he withdrew his remarks on Saturday.
"After coming to notice that my remarks on my social media page about my recent travel has led to some misunderstanding and was contrary to what I wanted to say, for the good of the land and the people, I announce that I am withdrawing that post," wrote Jaleel on Facebook.
Jaleel explained about the remark in his new post on his Kashmir trip on the social media platform. The explanation appeared as a tail-piece towards the end of his detailed travel post.