Kerala Pinarayi defends Balan’s comment on JIH’s growing heft in UDF January 8, 2026 gopalkumarthakur@gmail.com Chief Minister seeks to give the contentious comment a contemporary political context, stating that Balan only held a mirror up to the Islamist organisation’s increasingly pernicious influence within the Opposition United Democratic Front Related posts: Protest against poultry waste rendering plant intensifies Champions Boat League to begin on Oct. 12 Special Intensive Revision: call centre for overseas electors to be introduced from Thursday DJ alleges police misconduct during New Year celebrations in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta
