Muslims force Kerala newspaper to apologise

THRISSUR: Kerala's leading daily, Mathrubhumi, issued an apology after it printed a purportedly offensive comment curated from social media on Prophet Muhammad. The comment was followed by protests from several Muslim organisations who demonstrated outside its offices. Groups like the Popular Front of India said the comment hurt the sentiments of the community. Printed in its Kozhikode and Thrissur editions, the newspapers said the comment that was picked from social media, was added as a reaction to the speech made by Justice Kemal Pasha on the topic 'Law against domestic abuse' at a seminar. “We understand the comments hurt the sentiments of followers. We apologise deeply for the error,” it said.