Chennai, Dec. 25 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday cited a reported 74 per cent rise in hate speech against minorities since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) assumed office in the centre and said that it "signals grave danger ahead".

He said that the attacks by a "few right-wing violent groups", even when Prime Minister Narendra Modi participates in Christmas celebrations, send a disturbing message to the country.

"When a few right-wing violent groups, acting in the name of the majority, indulge in attacks and riots, even as the Prime Minister participates in Christmas celebrations, it sends a disturbing message to the nation," Stalin posted on X.

He cited alleged reports of attacks on minorities in Jabalpur and Raipur...