Kerala Police asks state govt to ban 'Mashari al Ashwaq' book containing 'extreme religious fundamentalism'

According to the police, the book contains extreme religious fundamentalism, has an anti-national attitude, spreads hatred among religions, and can misguide the youth into extremism and force them to join a terrorist organisation. In the letter, police said the book can misguide the youth into extremism and force them to join terrorist organisations. Police recommend the government ban the circulation of the book on all platforms including social media.
Following the matter raised by the Kerala police, the state government has formed a three-member committee to examine and recommend suitably on banning of a book named 'Mashari Al-Ashwaq ila Masari al-Ushaaq'.The committee headed by PRD Director S Harikishore also consists of Internal Security IG G Sparjan Kumar and National University for Advanced Legal Studies former vice-chancellor N K Jayakumar. The committee will examine whether the book contains any incriminating material or not and will submit the report to the state government.