Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 19 -- Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Kerala Assembly V D Satheesan on Friday wrote to Meta, the parent company of Facebook, opposing police instructions to remove links to the parody song 'Pottiye Kettiye' from social media.

In the letter, Satheesan said removing the song without a court order would violate fundamental rights.

He wrote, "I write to bring to your attention on the reports indicating that the State Police of Kerala, Union of India, has approached social media platforms, including those operated by Meta, seeking the removal of links to a song titled 'Pottiye Kettiye', which has been circulated online in connection with the alleged gold theft at the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala."

The Oppositio...