An Islamist mob led by a local policeman went on a rampage near Muvattupuzha in Ernakulam district on Deepawali day. The attackers targeted Tamil families in an area infested with radical Islamists. The alleged ‘crime’ was that they burst crackers to celebrate Deepawali! Still, the incident barely made news in so-called secular Kerala. 

The attack on Hindu families occurred around 8.30 p.m. on October 24 near the Muvattupuzha market. Attackers armed with weapons led by one Rafeeq broke into the homes of members of the Tamil community. The criminals beat up family members, including women and children. Rafeeq is a police official attached to the armed reserve police.

Rafeeq and his gang severely attacked Thankapandyan, his wife, his parents, PT Pandyan, Meena, and their neighbor Bhaskaran. The kids, aged five and seven, were shoved to the ground. Bhaskaran sustained an injury below his eye after being struck with a sharp weapon. 

Thankapandyan alleged that the attackers attempted to snatch a woman’s gold chain and Mangalsutra. The helpless victims were cooking Deepawali sweets, and the attackers smashed their utensils and stoves. Allegedly, Rafeeq was furious since the Hindu families in the locality burst crackers for Deepawali!

The Pandyans have lived in the market area for several decades. The family earns a living cooking and selling snacks in the vicinity. Following the attack, the helpless victims complained to the police against Rafeeq and three other radical Islamists. All the victims sustained injuries and had to be hospitalized on Deepawali day. 

After the incident became public, some Muslims led by local political leaders arrived and tried to settle the case through a ‘compromise.’ They offered the Tamil victims some money, but that did not go down well with other Tamilians living there. Allegedly, Kerala police refused to register the case initially. These ‘middlemen’ escaped by the time senior police officials arrived.

Local Hindus saw the incident as a classic example of religious fundamentalism and the rise of Talibanization among Kerala police officers. Hindu Dharma is under threat, and our centuries-old traditions and rituals are being crushed. Recent developments show hundreds of radical Islamist terrorists have infiltrated Kerala police. 

Suspiciously, most of them are from the reserve police. These reserve police are rarely seen or used except to attack Hindus or our temples and institutions. There is a clear plan behind the force that was incidentally inducted to prevent further Hindu genocide following the so-called Malabar Moplah riots. It was a para-military force consisting of only Hindus. Little wonder that radical Islamists have infiltrated such special police units.

An organization called Tamilian Collective objected to the atrocities against the Tamil Hindus at the hands of an Islamist Kerala police official. They submitted complaints before the Muvattupuzha police and the Tamil Nadu chief minister. It has been over one week since the incident, and local police are yet to arrest the attackers. 

Recently, a Tamil lady named Padma (52) from the Dharmapuri district came to Kerala to sell lottery tickets due to poverty and became a victim of human sacrifice. She was killed by serial killer Mohammed Shafi who also consumed her flesh. Shafi lured and killed vulnerable women as part of his black magic rituals. 

Today, Kerala is a haven for Islamic and Christian fundamentalists. They have all sorts of blessings from both the ruling CPM-led Left Democratic Front and the Opposition Congress-led United Democratic Front. Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, too, has a indicated a soft corner for radical Islamists and evangelists as such an attitude seems to be an integral part of the anti-Hindu Dravidian /Periyarist ideology his party stands for.