As the Centre took the significant action of outlawing the Popular Front of India, BJP spokesperson Amit Malviya made fun of the Congress and said that it had previously “actively defended” and “collaborated” with the PFI. In a tweet, director Vivek Agnihotri expressed his joy at witnessing the “defeat of Urban Naxals” within his lifetime.
The Union Home Ministry said on Tuesday evening that PFI and eight other organisations would be prohibited from operating under UAPA due to concerns to internal security. The action follows two waves of sizable raids on PFI leaders and was highly anticipated.
“One of the trustees of Rehab India Foundation, now banned by GoI, is Prof Muhammed Sulaiman. He is also the MP of the Indian National League. INL is a coalition partner of the LDF. Ahammad Devarkovil, incharge of Ports, Museums and Archeology, is the GS of INL. See the terror link?” Malviya tweeted.
Arun Singh, the national general secretary of the BJP, applauds the move and claims that PFI is to blame for the terrorist attacks that have occurred in numerous states, tearing the country apart and fomenting unrest.
The controversial director Vivek Agnihotri tweeted his congratulations to the Narendra Modi administration for the decision. “Finally, someone had the guts to ban PFI-the HQ of Urban Naxals – India’s biggest enemies”. “I am glad that I am seeing the defeat of Urban Naxals in my lifetime,” the director of the corresponding film said.
The Islamic group Popular Front of India is currently outlawed in India. It was started in Kerala in 2006 after the merger of three Muslim organisations that had formed following the 1992 Babri destruction. The three organisations were the Tamil Nadu-based Manitha Neethi Pasari, the National Development Front of Kerala, and the Karnataka Forum for Dignity. With locations in 22 states, PFI has experienced amazing expansion. Its corporate office was first located in Kozhikode but was later moved to Delhi.
