Kerala Temple Festival Disrupted Over RSS-Linked Song Amid Political Dispute

A political dispute arose in Kerala's Kannur district after members of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), affiliated with the Left, protested the singing of 'Parama Pavithramathamee Mannil Bharathambaye,' a Malayalam patriotic song linked to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), at a temple festival on January 19. DYFI accused the song's inclusion of politicising religious events with an RSS agenda, while the BJP condemned the protest as an attack on Hindu traditions and labelled DYFI's actions as intolerant towards Hindu practices. The incident sparked clashes and drew widespread attention.