High Alert In Kerala Following Threat Letter Against PM Modi’s April 24 Visit

New Delhi: There is a high alert in Kerala after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state office received a threat letter against the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The letter, which contained the name and other details of the sender, threatened a suicide attack during Modi’s April 24 Kochi visit.

Police have identified the man mentioned in the letter, but he has denied any involvement claiming that his name was used by his opponents to frame him. Security measures have, however, been tightened and central probe agencies have sought additional details, Hindustan Times reported.

Meanwhile, a leaked letter to the media from the Additional Director General of Police outlining security drills also highlighted several other serious threat perceptions, including one from the banned Popular Front of India (PFI). Minister of State for external affairs M Muraleedharan, who hails from Kerala, raised concern over the leak, calling it a serious lapse on the part of the state police.

BJP state chief K. Surendran has maintained that all scheduled functions will take place. Modi is expected to arrive on April 24 in Kochi and the following day in Thiruvananthapuram to inaugurate the state’s first Vande Bharat Express.