Speaking to media persons in Nilambur, Govindan reiterated that Jamaat-e-Islami was the only group that had abstained from the protest against the Pahalgam terror attack, and continues to do so.
CPI(M) Kerala Secretary MV Govindan on Sunday stated that he would legally counter the defamation notice served by Jamaat-e-Islami over his remarks against the organization.
Speaking to media persons in Nilambur, Govindan reiterated that Jamaat-e-Islami was the only group that had abstained from the protest against the Pahalgam terror attack, and continues to do so.
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“Let Jamaat-e-Islami send a legal notice; we will respond through legal means. The only group that stayed away from the protest against the Pahalgam attack is Jamaat-e-Islami, and they are continuing with that stance,” he said.
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Govindan also demanded that Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi clarify her position on the UDF accepting the support of the Welfare Party — the political arm of Jamaat-e-Islami — in the Nilambur by-poll.
The Kerala unit of Jamaat-e-Islami has served a legal notice to MV Govindan for his statement that the organization failed to condemn the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.
Citing a statement by Jamaat-e-Islami national president Syed Sadatullah Husaini condemning the attack, Shihab Pookottur, the organization’s Kerala secretary, alleged in the notice — issued through Advocate Ameen Hasan — that Govindan was attempting to gain political mileage in the Nilambur by-election by spreading Islamophobia through a false narrative.
The notice demands a public apology and compensation of ₹1 crore for the allegedly defamatory statement.
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