KSU leader moves Kerala High Court against communal comment by BJP Guruvayoor candidate B Gopalakrishnan

A Kerala Students' Union (KSU) leader has approached the Kerala High Court alleging violation of Representation of People Act of 1951 (RP Act) by BJP candidate B Gopalakrishnan who is contesting the upcoming State assembly elections from Guruvayur constituency

The plea filed by Gokul has alleged that Gopalakrishnan violated the provisions of the RP Act by making communal remarks.

The matter came up before Justice Bechu Kurian on Thursday. He overruled a defect raised by the registry and posted the case for hearing on March 27, Friday.

Gopalakrishnan, who is also the State Vice President of BJP, stirred controversy when he said that no Hindu MLA has been elected from Guruvayoor in the last 50 years though the constituency has 48 percent Hindu population.

Guruvayoor houses the famous Sri Krishna temple.

"A Hindu MLA — neither the Left nor the Right has fielded one. Guruvayur is an international pilgrimage centre — yet why isn’t there a Hindu MLA?," he said in a video shared by him on various platforms.

A case has already been registered against Gopalakrishnan by the Police for offences under Section 192 (giving provocation with intent to cause riot) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and 125 of RP Act (Promoting enmity between classes in connection with election).

The controversial video was later taken down as per ToI.

The plea has been moved through advocates Babin T Anthikkad, Vanesha Viswambaran and Rachel Thomas.