CPI(M) Leader Balan Faces Legal Notice Over 'Communal' Jamaat-e-Islami Remark

• CPI(M) leader AK Balan received a legal notice from Jamaat-e-Islami Hind for his remarks alleging their control over Kerala's home department if UDF wins.
• Congress leader VD Satheesan condemned Balan's comments as "dangerous and communal," accusing him of using "Sangh Parivar's playbook" for electoral polarization.
• Satheesan challenged the ruling LDF government and CPI to clarify their official stance on Balan's divisive rhetoric ahead of Kerala's assembly elections.
• Jamaat-e-Islami Hind seeks Rs 1 crore compensation, stating Balan's remarks were "false, baseless, and derogatory" and made with "mala fide intention."
• The controversy erupts in poll-bound Kerala, with Balan yet to respond to the legal notice.

Why It Matters: Political storm in Kerala as CPI(M) leader's 'communal' remark draws legal action and Congress ire.