Kerala

Krishnankutty was held guilty of contempt after Raman was taken to a temple festival despite a court promise, prompting the Supreme Court to send the elephant to government custody.

George stated, "Admissions have been executed by adhering to the same procedures that are required under govt regulations."

On 3rd June 2026, the Central Mushawara of the Samastha Kerala Jem-Iyyathul Ulama held a meeting in Kozhikode to discuss the IUML MLA lamp lighting issue. Following the meeting, the Islamist outfit issued a directive, in which they said that lamp lighting is a practice followed by Hindus for a long time. Samastha stressed that Muslims performing rituals of other faiths that have no basis in Islam would essentially be departing from Islam.

"This is a Muslim majority area, and we wanted them to come to our gym without inhibition," Nawas stated.

The Congress-led UDF government in Kerala has presented the report as evidence of financial mismanagement under the previous LDF administration. Similar explanations have been offered by Congress governments in Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh after assuming power.