P.C. George, the MLA for Poonjar in Kerala, has once again sparked a controversy, demanding India should be declared as a Hindu rashtra (nation).
The 69-year-old MLA also said the Left- and Congress-led fronts, the two major rival alliances in Kerala, have joined hands with terrorists to convert India into an Islamic nation. The fronts’ intention was to protect their vested interests, he said.
George was speaking at an event organised in Idukki by a non-profit, Human Resource Development Society (HRDS), on Sunday. He added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation decision in 2016 snapped the financial channels, which delayed the move to create an 'Islamic nation' by 2030.
The Central government had on November 8, 2016, announced the demonetisation of all Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 banknotes of the Mahatma Gandhi series and replaced them with the new Rs 500 and Rs 2,000
currency notes.
Soon after George’s controversial speech, the Special Branch of the Kerala Police launched a probe. Differing from the Supreme Court’s observation to the contrary, the MLA also said that he was sure love jihad, the suspected fraudulent marriages to convert people from other religions, was on in Kerala.
George, a seven-time MLA, had courted controversies several times including when he allegedly named and shamed rape survivors, threatened the Women’s Commission, created ruckus at a toll plaza, slapped an employee of the MLA hostel, made misogynist comments and hurled abuses.
George contested the Kerala Assembly election as an independent candidate. He had joined the NDA in 2019.
(This article was first published on onmanorama)