Pala Bishop's 'narcotic jihad' remark fuels political row in Kerala

A political furore has erupted in Kerala following Pala Bishop's remarks on narcotic jihad, with the CM and the Congress condemning the use of provocative speech, while the BJP backed the Catholic priest for pointing out "the truth".

A political furore has erupted in Kerala following a Catholic priest’s polarizing church address in which he accused extremists of targeting non-Muslim youth through ‘love jihad’ and ‘narcotic jihad’. Pala Bishop Mar Joseph Kallarangatt had alleged that jihadists were trying to sow the seeds of communalism and intolerance in Kerala and forcibly converting people belonging to other religions.