Hyderabad, Feb. 18 -- A group of people displayed posters of Lebanese slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and slain Hamas leaders including Yahya Sinwar and Ismail Haniyeh at the "Thrithala Fest" in Kerala's Palakkad on Sunday evening as part of the annual cultural festival.

The move has sparked nationwide political outrage with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accusing Kerala Congress leaders and the CPI(M) government of supporting "anti-national and terror activities" for the "Muslim appeasement" to gain vote bank.

BJP files police complaint

Subsequently, BJP state general secretary C Krishnakumar filed complaints with the state and district police chiefs against the organisers of the festival and also demanded an investigation and l...