Kerala BJP's Ali Akbar quits all organisational responsibilities

Akbar said he was saddened by the party action against state BJP secretary Nazeer

Unrest in the Kerala BJP is coming out in the open with filmmaker Ali Akbar quitting his party state committee member post.

Even as Akbar said that he was quite engaged with filmmaking and had no plans to quit the BJP, he pointed fingers at the rift in the party in a social media post.

Akbar said in the post that the BJP leadership should understand the difficulties that a Muslim member faces for joining BJP.

He is said to have resigned from all positions in the party over being denied a prominent rule during the recent reconstitution.

The recent suspension of BJP state secretary A K Nazeer after he made critical remarks against the leadership was also said to have provocated Akbar to quit the post.

Akbar is in the process of making a film about Malabar rebellion of Kerala, which became controversial with BJP leaders terming it as a movement against the Hindu landlords by the rebellion leader Variyamkunnath Kunjahammed Haji.

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