The Syro-Malabar Church's mouthpiece, Deepika, has criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi, suggesting his Christmas outreach was performative rather than a genuine effort to address anti-Christian violence. The editorial highlighted incidents of vandalism and attacks on Christians in northern and central India, questioning the Prime Minister's response. This has intensified political discourse in Kerala, with opposition fronts condemning the attacks and questioning the BJP's outreach to the Christian community, particularly following recent incidents in Chhattisgarh.