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Kerala Congress Post on CJI Sparks Controversy, BJP Criticises, Staffer Dismissed
✍️ India Today
🗓 13 Oct 2026, 09:01 AM
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A Kerala Congress social‑media post about the Chief Justice of India provoked a political row, prompting BJP criticism and the dismissal of the staffer who prepared it.
The Kerala Congress party circulated a social‑media post that referenced the Chief Justice of India, sparking immediate backlash from opposition parties.
The Bharatiya Janata Party publicly condemned the remark, describing it as an affront to the independence of the judiciary and urging the party to withdraw the statement.
In response to the criticism, the Kerala unit of the Congress party terminated the employment of the staff member who drafted the controversial post, stating that the action was taken to uphold party discipline.
The incident highlights the heightened sensitivity surrounding comments on the judiciary in the current political climate.
No further legal action has been reported as of now.
The Bharatiya Janata Party publicly condemned the remark, describing it as an affront to the independence of the judiciary and urging the party to withdraw the statement.
In response to the criticism, the Kerala unit of the Congress party terminated the employment of the staff member who drafted the controversial post, stating that the action was taken to uphold party discipline.
The incident highlights the heightened sensitivity surrounding comments on the judiciary in the current political climate.
No further legal action has been reported as of now.