Thiruvananthapuram: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State Committee office in Thiruvananthapuram received a threatening handwritten note last week that threatened a suicide attempt against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his scheduled two-day visit to Kerala on April 24. The letter explained the PM’s schedule and timings in great detail, and the duties given to each officer charged with looking after him. Additionally, an apparent leak of the stated security plan for Modi’s protection has ignited a political controversy. The BJP has accused the state police of mishandling VIP security. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has been pressed to explain how the “classified security arrangement scheme” came to be leaked.
The State police are currently looking into the origin and purpose of the letter’s author. According to the investigators, someone in Kochi may have written the letter under the guise of a neighbor with whom he had a personal conflict over the collection of parish levies. Officers in plainclothes spoke with the sender at his residence. To verify the letter’s authenticity and determine who the actual author is, the police have sent it for forensic graphological analysis.
The leaked security plan’s threat perception analysis concerning Modi’s upcoming visit mentions the letter. It lists the potential dangers to the prime minister and mentions Kerala as having a solid cadre presence of the recently outlawed Popular Front of India (PFI). The article warns readers about potential black flag demonstrations against Modi, who is expected to do a roadshow in Kochi on April 24. Police have considered the political background of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) questionnaire campaign and the gathering of cadres to “bust the Modi myth.” No specific youth organization by name was mentioned in the paper.