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|colorcode         = {{Party color|Social Democratic Party of India}}
|colorcode = Red
|president         = M. K. Faizy
|president = MK Faizy
|foundation        = {{Start date and age|2009|06|21|df=yes}}
|loksabha_leader =
|headquarters     = C-4, Hazrat Nizamuddin West [[New Delhi]], [[India]]-110013
|rajyasabha_leader =
|eci               = Registered, unrecognized<ref name="ECI12032014">{{cite web |title=Names of National, State, registered-unrecognised parties and the list of free symbols|publisher=Election Commission of India |date=12 March 2014 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/year2014/EnglishNotification_12032014.pdf}}</ref>
|foundation = 21 June 2009
|labour           = SDTU (Social Democratic Trade Union)  
|headquarters = C-4, Hazrat Nizamuddin West [[New Delhi]], [[India]]-110013
|website           = {{URL|http://sdpi.in/}}
|eci = Registered-Unrecognized Party by ECI<ref name="ECI12032014">
|party_name       = Social Democratic Party of India
{{cite web |title=Names of National, State, registered-unrecognised parties and the list of free symbols|publisher=Election Commission of India |date=12 March 2014 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/year2014/EnglishNotification_12032014.pdf}}</ref>
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|alliance =
|colours           = Green and red
|loksabha_seats =
|general_secretary = Elyas Muhammad Thumbe|
|rajyasabha_seats =
secretary          = Alphonse Franko
|ideology = [[Social democracy]]
|founder          = [[Erappungal Abubacker]]
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|abbreviation='''SDPI'''}}
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|women = Women India Movement (WIM)
|labour = SDTU (Social Democratic Trade Union)
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|party_name = '''Social Democratic Party of India'''
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'''Social Democratic Party of India''', popularly known as '''SDPI''', is an Indian [[political party]] founded on 21 June 2009<ref name=sudapi1>
'''Social Democratic Party of India''', popularly known as '''SDPI''', is an Indian [[political party]] founded on 21 June 2009<ref name=sudapi1>
{{cite news |title=On the back of a good showing, SDPI sets its sights higher |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/on-the-back-of-a-good-showing-sdpi-sets-its-sights-higher/article4707953.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=12 May 2013}}
{{cite news |title=On the back of a good showing, SDPI sets its sights higher |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/on-the-back-of-a-good-showing-sdpi-sets-its-sights-higher/article4707953.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=12 May 2013}}
</ref><ref name=sdp2>
</ref><ref name=sdp2>
{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-19/pune/28080598_1_new-party-social-democratic-party-assembly-elections |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811101935/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-19/pune/28080598_1_new-party-social-democratic-party-assembly-elections |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 August 2011 |title=New Party Formed |date=11 August 2009 |work=The Times of India }}
{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/New-party-launched/articleshow/5028803.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811101935/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-19/pune/28080598_1_new-party-social-democratic-party-assembly-elections |url-status=live |archive-date=11 August 2011 |title=New Party Formed |date=11 August 2009 |work=The Times of India }}
</ref> in [[New Delhi]]. It is the political outfit of the Islamic organization [[Popular Front of India]] (PFI).<ref>
</ref> in [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/from-india-today-magazine/story/20100816-islamic-fundamentalists-rears-its-head-in-kerala-743749-2010-08-07 | title=Islamic fundamentalists rears its head in Kerala | date=7 August 2010 }}</ref><ref>
{{Cite journal |last=Dennis |first=Subin |title=Kerala Elections: Nothing Mysterious |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/23018677 |journal=Economic and Political Weekly |volume=46 |issue=25 |pages=127–128 |jstor=23018677 |date=2011}}
{{Cite journal |last=Dennis |first=Subin |title=Kerala Elections: Nothing Mysterious |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/23018677 |journal=Economic and Political Weekly |volume=46 |issue=25 |pages=127–128 |jstor=23018677 |date=2011}}
</ref><ref>
</ref><ref>
{{cite news |title=Kerala Police unmasks PFI's terror face |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2013/apr/28/kerala-police-unmasks-pfis-terror-face-472325.html |work=The New Indian Express}}
{{cite news |title=Kerala Police unmasks PFI's terror face |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2013/apr/28/kerala-police-unmasks-pfis-terror-face-472325.html |work=The New Indian Express}}
</ref> It was registered with the [[Election Commission of India]] on 13 April 2010. MK Faizey is the party's National President.<ref name="twocircles1">
{{cite news |url=http://twocircles.net/2014mar07/sdpi%E2%80%99s_manifesto_2014_lok_sabha_elections_released.html |title=SDPI's manifesto for 2014 Lok Sabha elections released |publisher=TwoCircles.net |date=7 March 2014 }}
</ref><ref name=sdpi3>
{{cite web |title=National Office Bearers |url=http://sdpi.in/portal/content/office-bearers |publisher=Official website |access-date=3 May 2014}}
</ref>
</ref>
== History ==
The organization was founded by [[Erappungal Abubacker]] from [[Kerala]], who was arrested on charges of being the founder of the banned group Popular Front of India (PFI). He is alleged to be the mastermind behind PFI's plan to establish an [[Islam by country|Islamic nation]] in India by 2047 by overthrowing the [[Indian Constitution]]. Abubacker was among the first PFI leaders arrested by the NIA during their initial nationwide crackdown on the group. The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) was formed as the political wing of PFI.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abdulla |first=Shaheen |date=2022-10-29 |title=Chronic illnesses put jailed PFI founder E Abubacker's "life at risk" |url=https://maktoobmedia.com/features/chronic-illnesses-put-jailed-pfi-founder-e-abubacker-life-at-risk/ |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=Maktoob Media |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Activities==
==Activities==
SDPI Volunteers performed traditional funeral service of more than 32 bodies in [[Chennai]] and various parts of India.<ref>{{Cite news |title=SDPI volunteers step in to ensure last rites for 32 Covid-19 |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/sdpi-volunteers-step-in-to-ensure-last-rites-for-32-covid-19-victims/articleshow/76418824.cms}}</ref>


The [[Jisha Murder Case]] in 2016 created state-wide agitation for a speedier justice. The SDPI had blocked the Kerala CM [[Oommen Chandy]] who had come to Perumbavur to meet the kin of Jisha. Post-visit, the CM said that the investigations are being carried out with efficiency.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kerala woman's rape-murder: more details emerge, CM stopped by protesters |work=ManoramaOnline |url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/just-in/kochi-dalit-woman-rape-murder-suspect-probe-perumbavoor-cm-oommen-chandy.html}}</ref>
==={{anchor|Protests against the Government and Police}}Protests against the Indian  government and police===
The SDPI held protests across India against the [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019|Citizenship Amendment Act]] (CAA), and burned copies of the bill.<ref>{{cite news|date=16 March 2020|title=Anti-CAA protests are spontaneous, says SDPI state president Nellai Mubarak|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/anti-caa-protests-are-spontaneous-says-sdpi-state-president-nellai-mubarak/article31079661.ece|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=26 December 2019|title=Two SDPI workers arrested over violence in Meerut over anti-CAA protest|work=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/dec/26/two-sdpi-workers-arrested-over-violence-in-meerut-over-anti-caa-protest-2081224.html|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=11 December 2019|title=SDPI Stages Protest Against CAB Across Cities, Burn Copies Of The Bill|work=The Cognate|url=https://thecognate.com/sdpi-stages-protest-against-cab-across-cities-burn-copies-of-the-bill/|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref> In [[Coimbatore]], Tamil Nadu, members of SDPI hoisted national flags at their homes and shops.<ref>{{cite news|date=19 February 2020|title=Anti-CAA protesters hoist tricolour in their houses|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/anti-caa-protesters-hoist-tricolour-in-their-houses/articleshow/74198745.cms|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=26 February 2020|title=SDPI holds protest in Madurai against Delhi violence, CAA|work=ANI News|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/sdpi-holds-protest-in-madurai-against-delhi-violence-caa20200226104223/|accessdate=26 February 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625004353/https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/sdpi-holds-protest-in-madurai-against-delhi-violence-caa20200226104223/|archivedate=25 June 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> Kerala CM [[Pinarayi Vijayan]] accused the party of using the [[Citizenship Amendment Act protests|CAA protests]] to create division.<ref>{{cite news|date=3 February 2020|title=SDPI creating communal divisions, infiltrating peaceful protests over CAA: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan|work=India Today|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sdpi-creating-communal-divisions-infiltrating-peaceful-protests-over-caa-kerala-cm-pinarayi-vijayan-1642799-2020-02-03|author=P S Gopikrishnan Unnithan|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref>


===Reservation in private school===
The SDPI supported protesting farmers in Delhi, and conducted statewide protests in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Kerala. On 26 January 26, 2021 in [[Coimbatore]], Tamil Nadu, party members carried a coffin made from banana leaves, bamboo trees, and vegetables to demonstrate that the farm laws do not safeguard the farmers' interests.<ref>{{cite news|date=26 January 2021|title=Farmers in TN's Cuddalore, Kovai, Trichy Protest Against Farm Laws |work=The Quint|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/protest-farm-laws-farmers-cuddalore-madurai-trichy-coimbatore-tamil-nadu-centre-revoke|author=Smitha TK|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref> In Karnataka, SDPI members and others rallied in [[Belthangady]] to support the farmers' protest.<ref>{{cite news|date=26 January 2021|title=Farmers' rally on R-Day: Protesters shout slogans against PM Modi in Mangaluru|newspaper=Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/farmers-rally-on-r-day-protesters-shout-slogans-against-pm-modi-in-mangaluru/articleshow/80468111.cms|author=Vinobha KT|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref>
In line with the mandate of the [[Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009|Right to Education]], the SDPI sought 25% of seats in private schools in the district of [[Tirunelveli]], [[Tamil Nadu]] for the academic year 2015. The petition to the district collector also asked for transparency in [[University and college admission|school admissions]] and fee structure.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/ensure-25-pc-seats-to-poor-students-in-private-schools/article7124832.ece |title=Ensure 25 p.c. seats to poor students in private schools |work=The Hindu |date=21 April 2015}}</ref>


=== Protests against the Government and Police ===
In April 2015, the party protested a fatal police encounter with 20 workers from [[Tamil Nadu]] who were working in the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The SDPI accused AP police of cloaking their attack as [[Self-defence in international law|self-defence]] and demanded that the government lodge a criminal case against the police officers responsible for the killings.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/sdpi-cadres-arrested-released/article8231601.ece|title=SDPI protests A.P. killings|work=The Hindu|date=10 April 2015|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=December 2022|reason=Link is to wrong article.}}
The SDPI held various protests across India, opposing the [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019|Citizenship Amendment Act]] (CAA), including burning copies of the bill.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 March 2020 |title=Anti-CAA protests are spontaneous, says SDPI state president Nellai Mubarak |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/anti-caa-protests-are-spontaneous-says-sdpi-state-president-nellai-mubarak/article31079661.ece}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=26 December 2019 |title=Two SDPI workers arrested over violence in Meerut over anti-CAA protest |work=The New Indian Express |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/dec/26/two-sdpi-workers-arrested-over-violence-in-meerut-over-anti-caa-protest-2081224.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=11 December 2019 |title=SDPI Stages Protest Against CAB Across Cities, Burn Copies Of The Bill |work=The Cognate |url=https://thecognate.com/sdpi-stages-protest-against-cab-across-cities-burn-copies-of-the-bill/}}</ref> In [[Coimbatore]], Tamil Nadu, members of SDPI hoisted national flags at their homes and shops.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 February 2020 |title=Anti-CAA protesters hoist tricolour in their houses |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/anti-caa-protesters-hoist-tricolour-in-their-houses/articleshow/74198745.cms}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=26 February 2020 |title=SDPI holds protest in Madurai against Delhi violence, CAA |work=ANI News |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/sdpi-holds-protest-in-madurai-against-delhi-violence-caa20200226104223/}}</ref> Kerala CM [[Pinarayi Vijayan]] accused the SDPI of using the anti [[Citizenship Amendment Act protests|CAA protest]] for creating division among people.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-02-03 |title=SDPI creating communal divisions, infiltrating peaceful protests over CAA: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan |work=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sdpi-creating-communal-divisions-infiltrating-peaceful-protests-over-caa-kerala-cm-pinarayi-vijayan-1642799-2020-02-03}}</ref>


The SDPI openly supported protesting farmers in Delhi. Its members conducted a statewide protest in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala. On January 26 in Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore Members of this party carried a coffin made out of banana leaves, bamboo trees, and vegetables, symbolising that the farm laws do not safeguard the farmers’ interests.<ref>{{cite news |date=2021-01-26 |title=Farmers in TN's Cuddalore, Kovai, Trichy Protest Against Farm Laws |work=The Quint |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/protest-farm-laws-farmers-cuddalore-madurai-trichy-coimbatore-tamil-nadu-centre-revoke}}</ref> In Karnataka SDPI Members and people rallied in [[Belthangady]] town to support the farmer protest.<ref>{{cite news |date=26 January 2021 |title=Farmers' rally on R-Day: Protesters shout slogans against PM Modi in Mangaluru |newspaper=Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/farmers-rally-on-r-day-protesters-shout-slogans-against-pm-modi-in-mangaluru/articleshow/80468111.cms}}</ref>
==={{anchor|Demand for road}}Road demand===
In February 2016, around 30 SDPI members attempted to hold a "sleeping protest" in front of the Divisional Office of the Department of Highways, demanding the repair of the [[Palayamkottai]]–[[Papanasam]] road in Tamil Nadu. Other political parties and the public had repeatedly appealed to the Department of Highways to have the {{convert|52|km|adj=on}} stretch of road re-laid. Officials had ignored the demands, wanting to re-lay only the stretches used by ministers and other VIPs during Tamil Nadu Governor [[Konijeti Rosaiah]]'s visit to [[Manonmaniam Sundaranar University]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/sdpi-cadres-arrested-released/article8231601.ece|title=SDPI cadres arrested, released|work=The Hindu|date=13 February 2016|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref>


In April 2015, the SDPI protested the [[police]] encounter of the 20 workers from [[Tamil Nadu]] working in the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The party accused the AP police of staging a fake encounter in the name of [[Self-defence in international law|self-defence]] and demanded the government to lodge a criminal case against the police personnel responsible for these killings.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/sdpi-protests-ap-killings/article7087775.ece |title=SDPI protests A.P. killings |work=The Hindu |date=10 April 2015}}</ref>
==={{anchor|Preservation of religious sentiments}} Political Islam===
In December 2016, the SDPI organized a nationwide campaign demanding the reconstruction of [[Babri Masjid]] on its original site; the mosque had been demolished in December 1992.<ref>{{cite news|title=rebuild-babri-masjid-restore-secularism-sdpi|work=Muslim Mirror|url=https://muslimmirror.com/eng/rebuild-babri-masjid-restore-secularism-sdpi/|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref> During the campaign, the [[Dakshina Kannada]] SDPI district president was arrested for inciting communal hatred with a skit about the demolition.<ref>{{cite news|date=6 February 2019|title=SDPI leader booked for staging skiton Babri Masjid demolition|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/sdpi-leader-booked-for-staging-skiton-babri-masjid-demolition/article26188198.ece|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=SDPI leader booked for performing skit on Babri Masjid demolition|work=India.com|url=https://www.india.com/news/agencies/sdpi-leader-booked-for-performing-skit-on-babri-masjid-demolition-3562425/|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref> Protests were held in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Delhi]], and [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Protests held to mark Babri Masjid demolition anniversary|work=Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/protests-held-to-mark-babri-masjid-demolition-anniv/articleshow/72408073.cms|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Skit on Babri Masjid demolition; SDPI leader booked|work=Udayavani|url=https://www.udayavani.com/english-news/skit-on-babri-masjid-demolition-sdpi-leader-booked|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref>


===Demand for road===
In March 2016, ''[[Mathrubhumi]]'' reprinted an offensive comment about [[Muhammad]] which had been initially posted on [[Facebook]]. The newspaper was forced to apologise after the party and other organizations protested outside ''Mathrubhumi''{{'s}} offices, saying that the post "hurt the sentiments of the community".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/malayalam-daily-mathrubhumi-forced-to-apologise-for-offensive_n_9424504|last=Bose|first=Adrija|title=Mathrubhumi Forced To Apologise For Offensive Remarks On Prophet Mohammad|newspaper=[[HuffPost]]|date=10 March 2016|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref>
In February 2016, around 30 cadres attempted to stage a ‘sleeping protest’ in front of the Divisional Office of Department of Highways, demanding the repair of the [[Palayamkottai]] – [[Papanasam]] Road (in Tamil Nadu). Other [[Political party|political parties]] and the public had been repeatedly appealing to the Department of Highways to have this 52-km stretch re-laid. The officials had chosen to ignore the plea and were keen on re-laying only stretches that were used by ministers and other VIPs during the governor's visit to [[Manonmaniam Sundaranar University]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/sdpi-cadres-arrested-released/article8231601.ece |title=SDPI cadres arrested, released |work=The Hindu |date=13 February 2016 }}</ref>


=== Preservation of religious sentiments ===
==={{anchor|During COVID-19}}COVID-19 pandemic===
In December 2016, SDPI organized nationwide campaign demanding to rebuild [[Babri Masjid]] in the same place, which was demolished by some [[Hinduism|Hindu]] activists in December 1992.<ref>{{Cite news |title=rebuild-babri-masjid-restore-secularism-sdpi |work=Muslim Miror |url=http://muslimmirror.com/eng/rebuild-babri-masjid-restore-secularism-sdpi/}}</ref> During this campaign, the District President of [[Dakshina Kannada]] was arrested for inciting communal hatred by staging a skit.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-02-06 |title=SDPI leader booked for staging skiton Babri Masjid demolition |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/sdpi-leader-booked-for-staging-skiton-babri-masjid-demolition/article26188198.ece}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=SDPI leader booked for performing skit on Babri Masjid demolition |work=India.com |url=https://www.india.com/news/agencies/sdpi-leader-booked-for-performing-skit-on-babri-masjid-demolition-3562425/}}</ref> The protests were held in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Delhi]], and [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Protests held to mark Babri Masjid demolition anniversary |work=Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/protests-held-to-mark-babri-masjid-demolition-anniv/articleshow/72408073.cms}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Skit on Babri Masjid demolition; SDPI leader booked |work=Udayavani |url=https://www.udayavani.com/english-news/skit-on-babri-masjid-demolition-sdpi-leader-booked}}</ref>
On 28 April 2020, the Tamil Nadu SDPI filed [[Public interest litigation in India|public interest litigation]] (PIL) in the Madras High Court requesting the transport home of [[Tablighi Jamaat|Tabligh Jamaat]] attendees from the state who were stranded in Delhi and other states. On 13 May 2020, the court directed the Tamil Nadu government to arrange transport and a quarantine facility for attendees stranded in Delhi.<ref>{{cite news|title=After SDPI Files PIL, Tamil Nadu Govt Arranges Transport & Quarantine Facility For Tablighis Stranded In Delhi|work=thecognate|date=13 May 2020|url=https://thecognate.com/after-sdpi-files-pil-tamil-nadu-govt-arranges-transport-quarantine-facility-for-tablighis-stranded-in-delhi/|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Reuters: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus|work=[[Kyiv Post]]|date=16 June 2020|url=https://www.kyivpost.com/world/reuters-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-5.html?cn-reloaded=1&cn-reloaded=1|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref>


In March 2016, the ''[[Mathrubhumi]]'' reproduced an offensive comment about [[Muhammad|Prophet Muhammad]] that was initially posted on Facebook.
The party also filed PIL in Madras High Court on 16 April 2020 alleging media bias in coronavirus news,<ref>{{cite news|title=SDPI moves HC against 'communalising' COVID-19|work=The Hindu|date=16 April 2020|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/sdpi-moves-hc-against-communalising-covid-19/article31357194.ece|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref> seeking adherence with the Supreme Court's order to publish official information on the pandemic.<ref>{{cite news|title=PIL in HC against giving "communal flavour" to coronavirus news|work=Business Standard|date=16 April 2020|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/pil-in-hc-against-giving-communal-flavour-to-coronavirus-news-120041601378_1.html|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref>


The newspaper was forced to offer an apology after the party and other organizations outlined how the post had "hurt the sentiments of the community", with strong protest outside the newspaper's office.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/03/10/malayalam-daily-mathrubhu_n_9424504.html |title=Mathrubhumi Forced To Apologise For Offensive Remarks On Prophet Mohammad |newspaper=The Huffington Post |date=10 March 2016 }}</ref>
==Charges and accusations==


=== During COVID-19 ===
==={{anchor|Accusation by Sunni outfits}}Extremism===
On 28 April 2020, SDPI Tamil Nadu State filed [[Public interest litigation in India|public interest litigation]] (or PIL) in the Madras High Court requesting transit of [[Tablighi Jamaat|Tabligh Jamaat]] attendees from Tamil Nadu who are stranded in Delhi and in other states. On 13 May 2020, Madras High court directed the Tamil Nadu government to arrange a transport and quarantine facility for the attendees stranded in Delhi.<ref>{{Cite news |title=After SDPI Files PIL, Tamil Nadu Govt Arranges Transport & Quarantine Facility For Tablighis Stranded In Delhi |work=thecognate |date=13 May 2020 |url=https://thecognate.com/after-sdpi-files-pil-tamil-nadu-govt-arranges-transport-quarantine-facility-for-tablighis-stranded-in-delhi/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Reuters: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus |work=Kyiv Post |date=16 June 2020 |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/world/reuters-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-5.html?cn-reloaded=1&cn-reloaded=1}}</ref>
Two orthodox [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] groups accused the SDPI of extremism after the murder of a university student.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sunnis chalking out campaign against SDPI|newspaper=The Hindu|author=Abdul Latheef Naha|date=25 July 2018|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/sunnis-chalking-out-campaign-against-sdpi/article24514395.ece|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref>


SDPI also filed PIL in Madras High Court on 16 April 2020 alleged communal flavour to the coronavirus news in sections of media.<ref>{{Cite news |title=SDPI moves HC against 'communalising' COVID-19 |work=The Hindu |date=16 April 2020 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/sdpi-moves-hc-against-communalising-covid-19/article31357194.ece}}</ref> Seeking directions to comply with the Supreme Court's recent order to publish official version on the pandemic.<ref>{{Cite news |title=PIL in HC against giving "communal flavour" to coronavirus news |work=Business Standard |date=16 April 2020 |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/pil-in-hc-against-giving-communal-flavour-to-coronavirus-news-120041601378_1.html}}</ref>
==={{anchor|Murders of CPIM, Congress, IUML workers}}Murders of CPI-M, Youth League and Congress workers===
Nine [[Popular Front of India|PFI]] and SDPI activists were found guilty of killing a [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPI-M) worker in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|title=Murder: 9 PFI, SDPI workers found guilty|newspaper=The Hindu|date=14 February 2019|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/murder-9-pfi-sdpi-workers-found-guilty/article26273322.ece|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref> SDPI activists were found guilty of murdering a [[Muslim Youth League]] worker in [[Kozhikode]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Two SDPI men found guilty in Youth League activist's murder|url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/districts/kozhikode/2018/11/28/two-sdpi-men-found-guilty-in-youth-league-activist-murder.html|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref> SDPI members were arrested for the murder of a [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] worker in [[Chavakkad]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Noushad murdered by SDPI: Chennithala|newspaper=The Hindu|date=August 2019|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/noushad-murdered-by-sdpi-chennithala/article28788088.ece}}</ref> Several SDPI offices have been raided by the [[Kerala Police]].<ref>{{cite news|date=25 March 2014|title=Raid at PFI, SDPI offices|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/raid-at-pfi-sdpi-offices/article515027.ece|work=The Hindu|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=25 March 2014|title=Raid on SDPI offices|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/raid-on-sdpi-offices/article5641670.ece|work=The Hindu|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref> Suspected weapons-training camps and arms stockpiles were seized in [[Narath]], [[Kannur district]] from the offices and other centres of the PFI and SDPI.<ref>{{cite news|date=25 March 2014|title=Haul hints at arms stockpiling|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/14/stories/2010071459810300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719032006/http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/14/stories/2010071459810300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 July 2010|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=25 March 2014|title=More weapons seized from Narath|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/more-weapons-seized-from-narath/article4657098.ece|work=The Hindu|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref> Although the party denied any involvement, the charge sheet filed by the [[National Investigation Agency]] (NIA) blamed the PFI and the SDPI for conducting arms-training camps across Kerala as health-awareness camps and yoga classes.<ref>{{cite news|date=21 October 2013|title=Narath arms case: NIA chargesheet hints at PFI's links with terrorist outfits|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/south/story/narath-arms-case-nia-chargesheet-hints-about-pfis-links-with-terrorist-outfits-214949-2013-10-20|author=J Binduraj|publisher=indiatoday.intoday.in|access-date=7 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=25 March 2014|title=Islamsts Ran Jehadi Camps in Kannur: Cops|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2013/india/islamists-ran-jehadi-camps-in-kannur-cops.html|work=Daily Pioneer|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref> According to the [[First information report|FIR]], the 24 people accused in the case were members of the PFI and the SDPI. Cases were registered under sections 143, 147, 153(B), R/W{{clarify|date=December 2022|reason=What does R/W mean?}} 149 of the [[Indian Penal Code|IPC]], section 5(1)(a) r/w 25(1)(a) of Arms Act, section 4 of the Explosives Act and section 18 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.<ref>{{cite news|date=13 August 2013|title=NIA registers FIR in Narath arms case|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/NIA-registers-FIR-in-Narath-arms-case/articleshow/21793106.cms|work=The Times of India|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=25 March 2014|title=Raid on PFI camp: Karnataka police team in Kerala|url=http://www.coastaldigest.com/index.php/news/53141-raid-on-pfi-camp-karnataka-police-team-in-kerala|publisher=Coastal Digest|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=20 October 2013|title=22 SDPI members chargesheeted in Narath case|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131020/news-current-affairs/article/22-sdpi-members-chargesheeted-narath-case|publisher=deccanchronicle.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020065848/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131020/news-current-affairs/article/22-sdpi-members-chargesheeted-narath-case|archive-date=20 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>


== Charges and accusations ==
Four SDPI activists were arrested for an attack on two CPI(M) members in Mangalam, [[Tirur]] on 29 January 2014.<ref>{{cite news|date=31 January 2014|title=4 SDPI Workers Held|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2014/jan/31/4-SDPI-Workers-Held-570582.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213123717/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2014/jan/31/4-SDPI-Workers-Held-570582.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 February 2019|work=The New Indian Express|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=30 January 2014|title=4 held for attack on CPI(M) men at Tirur|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/4-held-for-attack-on-cpim-men-at-tirur/article5635874.ece|work=The Hindu|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref> The SDPI accepted responsibility after a video of the violent attack was aired by major television channels. The party justified the attacks, however, saying that it needed to safeguard its members. According to the SDPI district president, the attack was an emotional reaction by its members to a CPM attack on one of its members that morning.<ref>{{cite news|date=2 February 2014|title=SDPI Justifies Attack on CPM Members|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2014/feb/02/SDPI-Justifies-Attack-on-CPM-Members-571280.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213123714/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2014/feb/02/SDPI-Justifies-Attack-on-CPM-Members-571280.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 February 2019|work=The New Indian Express|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref>


=== Accusation by Sunni outfits ===
===Murder of RSS members===
[[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] outfits of Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama and Sunni Yuvajana Sangham campaigned against SDPI, accusing SDPI of being extremist.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunnis chalking out campaign against SDPI |newspaper=The Hindu |date=25 July 2018 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/sunnis-chalking-out-campaign-against-sdpi/article24514395.ece }}</ref>
A 23-year-old member of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS), a [[Right-wing politics|right-wing]] [[Hindutva]] [[paramilitary]] organisation, was killed in February 2021, allegedly by SDPI workers. The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], closely affiliated with the RSS, observed a [[hartal]] to protest the killing.<ref>{{cite news|date=25 February 2021|title=RSS worker murder: 8 SDPI activists held|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/rss-worker-murder-8-sdpi-activists-held/article33930782.ece|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref> In December of that year, SDPI state secretary K. S. Shan was hacked to death by a group affiliated with the RSS.<ref>{{cite web|date=27 December 2021|title=SDPI leader's murder revenge for RSS worker's killing: Police|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/thiruvananthapuram/sdpi-leaders-murder-revenge-for-rss-workers-killing-police-7691825/|accessdate=7 October 2022|website=The Indian Express|last=Philip|first=Shaju}}</ref> BJP leader Ranjith Sreenivasan was then murdered in his home; police speculated that Sreenivasan's murder was connected to the previous two. SDPI leaders were arrested during the following days and all the accused were given capital punishment by the court.<ref>{{cite web|agency=TNN|date=8 January 2022|title=sdpi: Kerala: Two more held for Ranjith Sreenivasan's murder {{!}} Kochi News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/kerala-two-more-held-for-ranjith-sreenivasans-murder/articleshow/88766804.cms|accessdate=7 October 2022|work=The Times of India}}</ref>


===Murder of CPIM, Congress, IUML workers===
=={{anchor|Controversies}}Controversy==
Nine PFI and SDPI activists were found guilty of killing a [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPI-M)worker in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=Murder: 9 PFI, SDPI workers found guilty |newspaper=The Hindu |date=14 February 2019 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/murder-9-pfi-sdpi-workers-found-guilty/article26273322.ece}}</ref> SDPI activists were found guilty of murdering [[Muslim Youth League]] worker in Kozhikode.<ref>{{cite news |title=Two SDPI men found guilty in Youth League activist's murder |url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/districts/kozhikode/2018/11/28/two-sdpi-men-found-guilty-in-youth-league-activist-murder.html}}</ref> SDPI members were arrested for murder of Congress worker in Chavakkad.<ref>{{cite news |title=Noushad murdered by SDPI: Chennithala |newspaper=The Hindu |date=August 2019 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/noushad-murdered-by-sdpi-chennithala/article28788088.ece}}</ref> Several SDPI offices have been raided by [[Kerala Police]],<ref>{{cite news |date=25 March 2014 |title=Raid at PFI, SDPI offices |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/raid-at-pfi-sdpi-offices/article515027.ece |work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=25 March 2014 |title=Raid on SDPI offices |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/raid-on-sdpi-offices/article5641670.ece |work=The Hindu}}</ref> Suspected weapons training camps and arms stockpiling were seized in [[Narath]], [[Kannur district]] from the offices and other centres of PFI and SDPI.<ref>{{cite news |date=25 March 2014 |title=Haul hints at arms stockpiling |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/14/stories/2010071459810300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719032006/http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/14/stories/2010071459810300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 July 2010 |work=The Hindu }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=25 March 2014 |title=More weapons seized from Narath |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/more-weapons-seized-from-narath/article4657098.ece |work=The Hindu}}</ref> Though the party denied any involvement, the charge-sheet filed by [[National Investigation Agency]] (NIA) blamed PFI and their political outfit Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) in conducting arms training camps across the state under the pretence of health awareness camps and yoga classes.<ref>{{cite news |date=25 March 2014 |title=Narath arms case: NIA chargesheet hints at PFI's links with terrorist outfits |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/narath-arms-case-nia-chargesheet-hints-about-pfis-links-with-terrorist-outfits/1/317245.html |publisher=indiatoday.intoday.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=25 March 2014 |title=Islamsts Ran Jehadi Camps in Kannur: Cops |url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/islamists-ran-jehadi-camps-in-kannur-cops.html |work=Daily Pioneer}}</ref> According to the FIR, the 24 accused in the case were the members of the PFI and the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI). Cases were registered under sections 143, 147, 153(B), R/W 149 of IPC, section 5(1)(a) r/w 25(1)(a) of Arms Act, section 4 of Explosives Act and section 18 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of the [[Indian Penal Code]].<ref>{{cite news |date=25 March 2014 |title=NIA registers FIR in Narath arms case |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/NIA-registers-FIR-in-Narath-arms-case/articleshow/21793106.cms |work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=25 March 2014 |title=Raid on PFI camp: Karnataka police team in Kerala |url=http://www.coastaldigest.com/index.php/news/53141-raid-on-pfi-camp-karnataka-police-team-in-kerala |publisher=Coastal Digest}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=25 March 2014 |title=22 SDPI members chargesheeted in Narath case |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131020/news-current-affairs/article/22-sdpi-members-chargesheeted-narath-case |publisher=deccanchronicle.com/}}</ref>


Four SDPI activists were arrested for attack on two CPI(M) members at Mangalam, [[Tirur]], on 29 January 2014.<ref>{{cite news |date=25 March 2014 |title=4 SDPI Workers Held |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/4-SDPI-Workers-Held/2014/01/31/article2029293.ece |publisher=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=25 March 2014 |title=4 held for attack on CPI(M) men at Tirur |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/4-held-for-attack-on-cpim-men-at-tirur/article5635874.ece |work=The Hindu}}</ref> SDPI accepted the responsibility after a video of this violent attack was aired by major television channels. However, the party justified the attacks reasoning that it needs to safeguard its members. As per the party's district president, the attack was just an emotional reaction from its members to an attack the CPM executed against one of its members on the same morning.<ref>{{cite news |date=25 March 2014 |title=SDPI Justifies Attack on CPM Members |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/SDPI-Justifies-Attack-on-CPM-Members/2014/02/02/article2033272.ece |publisher=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
===2014 Independence Day===
A private school in [[Karicode]], Kerala, removed "[[Vande Mataram]]" from their 2014 [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]] programme after SDPI workers threatened to disrupt the programme; some of the song's words, they said, opposed Muslim religious beliefs. Fearing trouble, school authorities dropped the national song and a ''[[namaste]]'' gesture from a dance number. The issue sparked protests from the youth organisations of several parties. The SDPI justified the changes to the programme, saying that the party approached the school after several parents complained that some words in "Vande Mataram" and the ''namaste'' gesture opposed their religious beliefs.<ref>{{cite news|date=15 August 2014|title=Kerala school says no to Vande Mataram in dance programme|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/68thindependenceday/i-day-shocker-kerala-school-drops-vande-mataram-from-dance-programme/article1-1252438.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815181008/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/68thindependenceday/i-day-shocker-kerala-school-drops-vande-mataram-from-dance-programme/article1-1252438.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 August 2014|newspaper=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kerala School Forced to Drop 'Vande Mataram' from Independence Day Eve Fete|url=https://www.ndtv.com/south/kerala-school-forced-to-drop-vande-mataram-from-independence-day-eve-fete-649334|work=NDTV.com|date=15 August 2014|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref>


===Murder of RSS members===
==={{anchor|2020 Bengaluru Riots}}2020 Bangalore riots===
{{Main|2020 Bangalore riots}}
On the night of 11 August 2020, violent clashes took place in the city of [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]]. Provoked by an [[Blasphemy|inflammatory]] [[Facebook]] post about [[Muhammad]] which was shared by the nephew of [[Indian National Congress]] state legislator [[Akhanda Srinivas Murthy]], a crowd of [[Muslims]] arrived at his house for a protest which turned violent. Clashes between police and the crowd spread to the KG Halli and [[Devara Jeevanahalli|DJ Halli]] police stations. A [[curfew]] was imposed, and three people were killed after [[Police firearm use by country|police opened fire]] on the crowd. Dozens of police officers and several journalists were injured by armed assailants, and Murthy's property was [[Arson|torched]] during the violence. The following day, over 100 people were [[arrest]]ed. Some protesters were reportedly led by SDPI members, and several party leaders were arrested.<ref>{{cite news|date=13 August 2020 |title=The Dark Night: Three killed, 146 arrested, several vehicles torched after MLA's nephew posts a derogatory message|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/the-dark-night-three-killed-146-arrested-several-vehicles-torched-after-mlas-nephew-posts-a-derogatory-message/articleshow/77513376.cms|author=Rajashekara S|work=Bangalore Mirror|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref>


Nandu, 23, a [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]] worker was hacked to death in February 2021 allegedly by workers of SDPI. BJP observed a ''hartal'' as a protest to these killings.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-02-25 |title=RSS worker murder: 8 SDPI activists held |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/rss-worker-murder-8-sdpi-activists-held/article33930782.ece }}</ref> In December 2021, KS Shan, state secretary of SDPI was hacked to death by a group helped by [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]]. According to the police, this was in retaliation to the murder of Nandu by SDPI workers at the start of the year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-27 |title=SDPI leader's murder revenge for RSS worker's killing: Police |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/thiruvananthapuram/sdpi-leaders-murder-revenge-for-rss-workers-killing-police-7691825/ |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> The next day, BJP OBC Morcha Leader Ranjith Sneenivasan was murdered in his house and police speculates that this is connected to the previous 2 murders because this is committed in the same time span. SDPI leaders were arrested in the following days.<ref>{{Cite web |agency=TNN|date=Jan 8, 2022 |title=sdpi: Kerala: Two more held for Ranjith Sreenivasan's murder {{!}} Kochi News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/kerala-two-more-held-for-ranjith-sreenivasans-murder/articleshow/88766804.cms |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
==={{anchor|Charges of Sedition}}Sedition charges===
On 31 December 2020, SDPI workers had [[sedition]] charges filed against them, for allegedly shouting "[[Pakistan Zindabad]]".<ref>{{cite news|date=31 December 2020|title=Sedition case against SDPI activists shouting Pro-Pak slogans in Karnataka|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sedition-case-against-sdpi-activists-shouting-pro-pak-slogans-in-karnataka/story-EhDrJvft7iVUMMNRUs3KAP.html|work=Hindustan Times|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=31 December 2020|title=Karnataka police file sedition case after 'pro-Pak' slogans raised by SDPI members during poll celebrations|author=Darshan Devaiah BP|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/karnataka-police-file-sedition-case-after-alleged-pro-pak-slogans-raised-by-sdpi-members-during-poll-celebrations-7127766/|work=The Indian Express|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref> The SDPI denied the allegations.<ref>{{cite news|author=Rushda Fathima Khan|title=SDPI Denies Charges, After Police Book Members In Dakshina Kannada For Allegedly Raising "Pro-Pak" Slogans|work=thecognate.com|url=https://thecognate.com/sdpi-denies-charges-after-police-book-members-in-dakshina-kannada-for-allegedly-raising-pro-pak-slogans/|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref>


===Anti-CAA violence===
==={{anchor|Hijab row}}Hijab dispute===
A police probe found that the Kerala Muslim outfit was involved in the Mangaluru anti-[[Citizenship Amendment Act|CAA]] violence. Police alleged that provocative messages were shared by groups related to the [[Popular Front of India|PFI]] and SDPI.<ref>{{cite news |date=2020-01-04 |title=Police probe finds UP, Kerala Muslim outfits' role in Mangaluru anti-CAA violence |work=theprint.in |url=https://theprint.in/india/police-probe-finds-up-kerala-muslim-outfits-role-in-mangaluru-anti-caa-violence/344760/}}</ref> 30 people were arrested in connection with these violence including members of PFI and SDPI.
[[2022 Karnataka hijab row|Hijabs]] were brought to the attention of Karnataka media by Ansar Ahmed, district president of [[Karnataka Rakshana Vedike]].<ref name="Telegraph Udupi">{{cite news|date=2 January 2022|author=K.M. Rakesh|title=Hijab-clad students denied entry to classroom in Udupi PU college|work=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]]|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/hijab-clad-students-denied-entry-to-classroom-in-udupi-pu-college/cid/1845798|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref> The [[Campus Front of India]] (CFI), the student wing of the PFI,<ref>{{cite news|date=22 August 2012|title=HuJi, Popular Front of India under lens for hate messages|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/HuJi-Popular-Front-of-India-under-lens-for-hate-messages/articleshow/15594008.cms|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=5 February 2011|last=Wax|first=Emily|title=In a pluralistic part of India, fears of rising Islamic extremism|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/this-is-india-not-afghanistan/2011/02/04/ABOyT5E_story.html|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref> threatened a protest; this prompted the junior college to request a police presence.<ref name="Telegraph Udupi"/> The SDPI also reportedly threatened to protest.<ref>{{cite news|date=1 January 2022|title=Karnataka: Hijab-clad students denied entry to classroom in Udupi PU college|work=Indian Express|agency=PTI|place=Mangaluru|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mangaluru/udupi-college-muslim-girl-students-hijab-7701608/|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref> College authorities met with the parents, and remained firm in their resolution not to allow religious attire.<ref>{{cite news|date=1 January 2022|title=College refutes charge by students|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/college-refutes-charge-by-students/article38084949.ece|id={{ProQuest|2615545813}} }}</ref><ref name="Hindu continue">{{cite news|date=2 January 2022|title=College in Udupi decides to continue with dress code |work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/college-in-udupi-decides-to-continue-with-dress-code/article38089953.ece|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref>


== Controversies ==
==Regional presence==
The SDPI Is represented in 17 Indian states: [[Kerala]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Karnataka]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Goa]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Jharkhand]], [[West Bengal]], [[Bihar]], [[Gujarat]], [[Delhi]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Haryana]], [[Manipur]]. The party has state- and district-level committees in most of the states,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://visionmp.com/sdpi-names-interim-committee-for-mp254114710784/|title=Local Committee formed|date=13 October 2009|publisher=Visionmp.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717224526/http://visionmp.com/sdpi-names-interim-committee-for-mp254114710784/|archivedate=17 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> and has been a presence in recent elections.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://coastaldigest.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5119:sdpi-candidate-won-bbmp-election-held-in-bangalore-on-28th-mar-2010&catid=57:news-stories&Itemid=68|title=SDPI Candidate Won BBMP election|newspaper=Coastal Digest|date=7 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.coastaldigest.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1199%3Asdpi-candidate-wins-sarpanch-election-in-rajasthan&Itemid=53|title=sdpi candidate wins sarpanch election in rajasthan|newspaper=Coastal Digest|date=29 January 2010}}</ref> The party won 14 seats in four municipalities in a 2010 local election in Kerala.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://pd.cpim.org/2010/1031_pd/10312010_13.html|title=October 11, 2009|publisher=Pd.cpim.org|date=11 October 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615152050/http://pd.cpim.org/2010/1031_pd/10312010_13.html|archivedate=15 June 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> It received over 24,000 votes in the Jangipur parliamentary election in Bengal, and won a seat in Goa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sdpi.in/portal/story/good-show-sdpi-tamilnadu-local-body-elections|title=Good show by SDPI in Tamilnadu local body elections|accessdate=7 April 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407014418/http://sdpi.in/portal/story/good-show-sdpi-tamilnadu-local-body-elections|archivedate=7 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The SDPI did not win a seat in Karnataka, but the state party president noted its alliances with the [[Bahujan Samaj Party]], [[Janata Dal (United)]] and the [[Lok Janshakti Party]].


=== 2014 Independence Day ===
==Electoral presence==
In 2014 a private school in [[Karicode]], Kerala removed ''[[Vande Mataram]]'' from their Independence Day programme after workers of the SDPI threatened to disrupt the programme, saying that some of the words in the song were against the religious beliefs of the Muslim community. Fearing trouble, the school authorities dropped the singing of the national song and ''[[namaste]]'' gesture from a dance number performed. This issue sparked protests from youth organisations of various parties. SDPI justified the changes in the programme saying that they approached the school management after several parents complained that some words in ''[[Vande Mataram]]'' and the ''namaste'' gesture were against their religious beliefs.<ref>{{cite news |date=15 August 2014 |title=Kerala school says no to Vande Mataram in dance programme |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/68thindependenceday/i-day-shocker-kerala-school-drops-vande-mataram-from-dance-programme/article1-1252438.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815181008/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/68thindependenceday/i-day-shocker-kerala-school-drops-vande-mataram-from-dance-programme/article1-1252438.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 August 2014 |publisher=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kerala School Forced to Drop 'Vande Mataram' from Independence Day Eve Fete |url=https://www.ndtv.com/south/kerala-school-forced-to-drop-vande-mataram-from-independence-day-eve-fete-649334 |work=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Radical outfits force Kerala school to drop 'Vande Mataram' from I-day event |url=https://english.newsnationtv.com/india/news/radical-outfits-force-kerala-school-to-drop-vande-mataram-from-i-day-event-51905.html |work=News Nation English }}</ref>


=== 2020 Bengaluru Riots ===
==={{anchor|Indian General Elections}}General elections===
{{Main|2020 Bangalore riots}}
On the night of 11 August 2020, violent clashes took place in the Indian city of [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]]. Provoked by an [[Blasphemy|inflammatory]] [[Facebook]] post on [[Muhammad]] that was shared by the [[nephew]] of the [[Akhanda Srinivas Murthy]], a state [[legislator]] of the [[Indian National Congress]], a [[Muslims|Muslim]] mob arrived at his house in protest which turned violent.
The clashes between the [[police]] and the mobs started around the residence of the legislator and spread to the [[police station]]s of KG Halli and [[Devara Jeevanahalli|DJ Halli]]. The incident resulted in the imposition of a [[curfew]] in the affected areas. 3 people were killed after [[Police firearm use by country|police opened fire]] on the crowds. 30–80 policemen and several journalists, were injured by armed assailants. Murthy's property was [[Arson|torched]] during the period of violence.
The following day, over 100 people were [[arrest]]ed by the police. Some of the crowds were also allegedly led by members of the SDPI and has led to the arrest of a few of its leaders.<ref>{{cite news |date=13 August 2020 |title=The Dark Night: Three killed, 146 arrested, several vehicles torched after MLA's nephew posts a derogatory message |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/the-dark-night-three-killed-146-arrested-several-vehicles-torched-after-mlas-nephew-posts-a-derogatory-message/articleshow/77513376.cms |work=Bangalore Mirror }}</ref>


=== Charges of Sedition ===
===={{anchor|Indian general election, 2014}}2014====
On 31 December 2020, some SDPI workers were allegedly caught shouting "[[Pakistan Zindabad]]" slogans in Karnataka. Charges of sedition were filed against them.<ref>{{cite news |date=2020-12-31 |title=Sedition case against SDPI activists shouting Pro-Pak slogans in Karnataka |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sedition-case-against-sdpi-activists-shouting-pro-pak-slogans-in-karnataka/story-EhDrJvft7iVUMMNRUs3KAP.html |work=Hindustan Times }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=2020-12-31 |title=Karnataka police file sedition case after 'pro-Pak' slogans raised by SDPI members during poll celebrations |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/karnataka-police-file-sedition-case-after-alleged-pro-pak-slogans-raised-by-sdpi-members-during-poll-celebrations-7127766/ |work=The Indian Express }}</ref> The SDPI has denied the allegations.<ref>{{Cite news |title=SDPI Denies Charges, After Police Book Members In Dakshina Kannada For Allegedly Raising "Pro-Pak" Slogans |work=thecognate.com |url=https://thecognate.com/sdpi-denies-charges-after-police-book-members-in-dakshina-kannada-for-allegedly-raising-pro-pak-slogans/}}</ref>
The SDPI fielded 29 candidates in six states. The party's [[2014 elections in India|2014 Election]] Manifesto raised several issues about domestic and foreign policies, including popular needs, democratic rights, eradication of corruption, [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|SCs/STs]], minorities, a new national water policy, implementation of [[National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities|Ranganath Mishra Commission]] and Sachar Committee reports, and full literacy by 2020.


=== Hijab row ===
In [[Kerala]], the party ran candidates in Ponnani and Malappuram. In Karnataka, the SDPI{{snd}}supported by Janata Dal (Secular){{snd}}contested in Dakshina Kannada. The JD-S extended its support "on the principles and ideologies laid by the party at the time of its (SDPI's) birth".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=227618|title=Mangalore: JD(S) backing SDPI, fighting elections on principles - M B Sadashiva|publisher=Daijiworld.com|date=7 April 2014|accessdate=13 April 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409162540/https://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=227618|archivedate=9 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Of the parties who contested the [[2014 Indian general election]] in Kerala, the SDPI had the highest number of candidates (14 out of 20) with criminal charges.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/74-with-criminal-cases-46-crorepatis-in-the-fray-in-kerala/article5870537.ece|title=74 with criminal cases, 46 crorepatis in the fray in Kerala|work=The Hindu|date=4 April 2014|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref> In the 16th [[Lok Sabha]] election, the party received 0.07 percent of the vote and did not win any seats.
{{Main|2022 Karnataka hijab row}}
The [[2022 Karnataka hijab row|hijab row]] was brought to the attention of the media by Ansar Ahmed, the district president of ''Karnataka Rakshana Vedike'', a voluntary organisation.<ref name="Telegraph Udupi">{{Cite news |date=2 January 2022 |title=Hijab-clad students denied entry to classroom in Udupi PU college |work=The Telegraph (India) |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/hijab-clad-students-denied-entry-to-classroom-in-udupi-pu-college/cid/1845798 }}</ref> The [[Campus Front of India]] (CFI), the student wing of the Islamic organisation PFI,<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 August 2012 |title=HuJi, Popular Front of India under lens for hate messages |work=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/HuJi-Popular-Front-of-India-under-lens-for-hate-messages/articleshow/15594008.cms}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=5 February 2011 |title=In a pluralistic part of India, fears of rising Islamic extremism |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/this-is-india-not-afghanistan/2011/02/04/ABOyT5E_story.html}}</ref> threatened a protest, prompting the college to arrange a police presence.<ref name="Telegraph Udupi" /> The political wing of the PFI, the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), is also said to have threatened protests.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 January 2022 |title=Karnataka: Hijab-clad students denied entry to classroom in Udupi PU college |work=Indian Express |agency=PTI |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mangaluru/udupi-college-muslim-girl-students-hijab-7701608/ }}</ref> The college authorities met and talked with the parents but remained firm in their resolution not to allow religious attire.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 January 2022 |title=College refutes charge by students |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/college-refutes-charge-by-students/article38084949.ece |id={{ProQuest|2615545813}} }}</ref><ref name="Hindu continue">{{Cite news |date=2 January 2022 |title=College in Udupi decides to continue with dress code |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/college-in-udupi-decides-to-continue-with-dress-code/article38089953.ece }}</ref>


== Regional presence ==
===={{anchor|Indian general election, 2019}}2019====
SDPI has representations in 16 states of India including [[Kerala]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Karnataka]], [[Andrapradesh]], [[Goa]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Jharkhand]], [[West Bengal]], [[Bihar]], [[Delhi]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Haryana]] and [[Manipur]]. It has made state level and district level local committees in most of the states.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://visionmp.com/sdpi-names-interim-committee-for-mp254114710784/ |title=Local Committee formed |date=13 October 2009 |publisher=Visionmp.com }}</ref> SDPI has shown its presence in recent elections 68 SDPI Candidate Won BBMP election held in [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]], [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://coastaldigest.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5119:sdpi-candidate-won-bbmp-election-held-in-bangalore-on-28th-mar-2010&catid=57:news-stories&Itemid=68 |title=SDPI Candidate Won BBMP election |newspaper=Coastal Digest |date=7 April 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.coastaldigest.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1199%3Asdpi-candidate-wins-sarpanch-election-in-rajasthan&Itemid=53 |title=sdpi candidate wins sarpanch election in rajasthan |newspaper=Coastal Digest |date=29 January 2010 }}</ref> The party won 14 seats in four municipalities in the 2010 local body election in Kerala.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://pd.cpim.org/2010/1031_pd/10312010_13.html |title=October 11, 2009 |publisher=Pd.cpim.org |date=11 October 2009 }}</ref><ref>It secured more than 24000 votes in Jangipur parliamentary election in bengal.It has opened account in Goa by winning 1 seat. http://sdpi.in/portal/story/good-show-sdpi-tamilnadu-local-body-elections</ref> Karnataka saw more than one lakh votes polled in favor of the party in the 24 Assembly segment, but the party's individual candidates did not win any seat. He pointed out forming local alliance with the [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] to underline his party's secular credentials. However, by nominating only two non-Muslim candidates in the 24 constituencies (both in reserved constituencies), the SDPI reaffirmed its image as a party in pursuit of the Muslim vote. The SDPI State president also claimed that as the national level, the party shares a good rapport with the [[Janata Dal (United)]] as well as the Ram Vilas Paswan's [[Lok Janshakti Party]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/on-the-back-of-a-good-showing-sdpi-sets-its-sights-higher/article4707953.ece |title=On the back of a good showing, SDPI sets its sights higher |work=The Hindu |date=12 May 2013 }}</ref>
The party contested for 15 seats in six states (Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, [[West Bengal]], and Delhi) in the 2019 [[Lok Sabha]] elections. In Andhra Pradesh, the SDPI contested for one Lok Sabha seat and fielded two candidates in the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] elections.<ref>{{cite news|date=5 September 2018|title=Not a good omen for Congress: SDPI appeal, seats grow in Karnataka local body polls|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/not-a-good-omen-for-congress-sdpi-appeal-seats-grow-in-karnataka-local-body-polls/articleshow/65678976.cms|last1=M|first1=Akshatha|last2=Aravind|first2=Indulekha|work=[[The Economic Times]]|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref> In Karnataka's [[Dakshina Kannada]] constituency, the SDPI received 46,839 votes (3.48 per cent of the vote).<ref>{{cite web|title=Elections 2019: Dakshina-kannada|publisher=News18|url=https://www.news18.com/lok-sabha-elections-2019/karnataka/dakshina-kannada-election-result-s10p17/|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref> In Tamil Nadu, the SDPI allied with [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]]'s [[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam|AMMK]] party in the Central Chennai constituency. SDPI national vice president KKSM Dehlan Baqavi received 23,741 votes (3.02 per cent).<ref>{{cite news|title=Chennai Central Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 Live: Chennai Central Constituency Election Results, News, Candidates, Vote Paercentage|url=https://www.news18.com/lok-sabha-elections-2019/tamil-nadu/chennai-central-election-result-s22p04/|work=News18|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref>


==Electoral presence==
==={{anchor|State Legislative Assembly Elections}}State Legislative Assembly elections===


=== Indian General Elections ===
===={{anchor|[[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 2013]]}}Karnataka (2013)====
In the May [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]], the SDPI contested for 24 seats; seven were in Dakshina Kannada district, and five were in Bangalore. Party state president Abdul Majeed stood against three-time legislator and former minister [[Tanveer Sait]] in [[Narasimharaja]], a constituency dominated by Muslims.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/New-party-SDPI-may-spring-surprise-in-assembly-elections/articleshow/19712784.cms|author=MB Maramkal|title=New party SDPI may spring surprise in assembly elections|work=The Times of India|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref> Majeed lost the election by 8,370 votes, finishing second.<ref>{{cite web|date=8 May 2013|title=2013 Karnataka Assembly Election Results {{!}} Karnataka Assembly Election 2013|url=https://www.karnataka.com/elections/2013-karnataka-assembly-election-results/|website=Karnataka.com|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref>


==== Indian general election, 2014 ====
===={{anchor|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, 2016]]}}Tamil Nadu (2016)====
The SDPI fielded 29 candidates in six states. The party's [[2014 elections in India|2014 Election]] Manifesto contained several issues concerning domestic and foreign policies. The basic needs of the people, democratic rights, eradication of corruption, [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|SCs/STs]], minorities etc. A new national water policy, implementation of [[National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities|Ranganath Mishra Commission]] and Sachar Committee reports, 100% literacy by 2020 and eradication of corruption. All international treaties related to India is to be ratified by the Parliament & the Nehruvian period status should be reinstated as the leader of the Non-alignment movement. The manifesto also included the need for 10% reservation to Muslims with the inclusion of Muslim and Christian dalits in the SC category with the sub-plan for minorities and reservation for women of SC, ST, OBC and minorities in the Lok Sabha. [[Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act]] and [[Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act|AFSPA]] would be repealed, and the enactment of Communal Violence (Prevention) Bill would be at the top priority of the party.<ref name="twocircles1"/>
The SDPI contested independently for 30 seats in the May [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] with a gas-cylinder party symbol.<ref>{{cite news|title=SDPI to go it alone, to contest 30 seats in TN Assembly polls|url=http://www.uniindia.com/sdpi-to-go-it-alone-to-contest-30-seats-in-tn-assembly-polls/election/news/451712.html|date=18 April 2016|publisher=UniIndia.com|accessdate=18 April 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508111850/http://www.uniindia.com/sdpi-to-go-it-alone-to-contest-30-seats-in-tn-assembly-polls/election/news/451712.html|archivedate=8 May 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The party received 65,978 votes (0.15 per cent), and did not win any seats.


In the state of Kerala, the party ran candidates in Ponnani and Malappuram. In the state of Karnataka, the Social Democratic Party of India with the support of Janata Dal (Secular) contested in Dakshin Kannada. The JD-S has extended its support "on the principles and ideologies laid by the party at the time of its (SDPI's) birth".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=227618 |title=Mangalore: JD(S) backing SDPI, fighting elections on principles - M B Sadashiva |publisher=Daijiworld.com }}</ref> Among the various parties who contested for the [[2014 Indian general election]] in [[Kerala]], SDPI had the highest number of candidates with criminal charges. Fourteen out of the party's 20 candidates faced criminal charges.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/74-with-criminal-cases-46-crorepatis-in-the-fray-in-kerala/article5870537.ece |title=74 with criminal cases, 46 crorepatis in the fray in Kerala |work=The Hindu |date=2014-04-04 }}</ref>
===={{anchor|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|Kerala Legislative Assembly election, 2016]]}}Kerala (2016)====
The [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]] was held on 16 May to elect representatives of 140 constituencies. The SDPI fielded candidates independently in 89 constituencies;<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indiancrux.info/2016/02/2016-kerala-assembly-constituency-wise-election-results.html|title=2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly Election Results Constituency Wise|newspaper=Indian Crux|date=27 February 2016|accessdate=27 February 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306091412/http://www.indiancrux.info/2016/02/2016-kerala-assembly-constituency-wise-election-results.html|archivedate=6 March 2016|url-status=usurped}}</ref> it received 0.61 per cent of the vote, and did not win any seats.


The result of general elections to constitute India's 16th Lok Sabha was announced on 16 May 2014. The party got 0.07% vote share and did not win any seat.
===={{anchor|[[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 2018]]}}Karnataka (2018)====
The SDPI declared Abdul Majeed its candidate from the Narasimharaja constituency in the [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/it-could-well-be-a-triangular-contest-in-narasimharaja-constituency/article4652695.ece|author=K. Jeevan Chinnappa|title=It could well be a triangular contest in Narasimharaja constituency|work=The Hindu|date=25 April 2013|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref> but Majeed failed to win.


==== Indian general election, 2019 ====
'''Karnataka (2023)'''
The party contested in 15 seats in six states – [[Kerala]], [[Karnataka]], [[Tamil Nadu]], Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, and Delhi in the 2019 [[Lok Sabha]] elections. While in Andhra Pradesh, apart from one Lok Sabha seat, it fielded two candidates in the Assembly elections which were held simultaneously.<ref>{{cite news |date=2020 |title=Not a good omen for Congress: SDPI appeal, seats grow in Karnataka local body polls |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/not-a-good-omen-for-congress-sdpi-appeal-seats-grow-in-karnataka-local-body-polls/articleshow/65678976.cms |work=The Economic Times}}</ref> In [[Dakshina Kannada]] constituency, SDPI managed to get 46,839 votes, increasing its vote share by 1.22 per cent compared to 2014 in which it managed to get 27,254 votes (2.26 per cent).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elections 2019: Dakshina-kannada |date=2019  |publisher=News18 |url=https://www.news18.com/lok-sabha-elections-2019/karnataka/dakshina-kannada-election-result-s10p17/}}</ref> In Tamil Nadu SDPI took alliance with [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]]'s AMMK party and contest in Central Chennai constituency. Party National Vice President KKSM Dehlan Baqavi contest on this constituency. He managed to take 23741 votes (3.02%).<ref>{{cite news |title=Chennai Central Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 Live: Chennai Central Constituency Election Results, News, Candidates, Vote Paercentage |url=https://www.news18.com/lok-sabha-elections-2019/tamil-nadu/chennai-central-election-result-s22p04/ |work=News18}}</ref>


=== State Legislative Assembly Elections ===
The SDPI contested on only 16 seats out of the initial plan to contest in 100 constituencies in Karnataka Assembly elections 2023.


==== [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 2013]] ====
===Local body elections===
In the May 2013 Assembly polls, the party contested in 24 seats out of which seven were contested from Dakshina Kannada district and five from Bangalore. Its state president Abdul Majeed fought against the three-time legislator and former minister [[Tanveer Sait]] in Narashimaraja assembly segment, a constituency dominated by Muslims.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/New-party-SDPI-may-spring-surprise-in-assembly-elections/articleshow/19712784.cms |title=New party SDPI may spring surprise in assembly elections |work=The Times of India}}</ref> He lost the election by 8370 votes and came in second.<ref>{{cite web |date=8 May 2013 |title=2013 Karnataka Assembly Election Results {{!}} Karnataka Assembly Election 2013 |url=https://www.karnataka.com/elections/2013-karnataka-assembly-election-results/ |website=Karnataka.com}}</ref>
The SDPI contested the [[2022 Tamil Nadu urban local body elections]], and won one ward in the [[Coimbatore Municipal Corporation election]].<ref name="Madhavan 23 Feb">{{cite news|last=Madhavan|first=Karthik|title=DMK juggernaut too strong for AIADMK and BJP in Coimbatore|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/dmk-juggernaut-too-strong-for-aiadmk-and-bjp-in-coimbatore/article65077074.ece|accessdate=7 October 2022|work=The Hindu|date=23 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Coimbatore Corporation Election Results 2022: Ward Wise Results, Vote Share - Oneindia|url=https://www.oneindia.com/coimbatore-corporation-elections-27/|accessdate=7 October 2022|work=oneindia.com}}</ref>


==== [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, 2016]] ====
SDPI contested in 2018 [[Ullal City Municipal]] elections and won 6 wards out of 31. SDPI also won 2 wards out of 60 in 2019 [[Mangalore City Corporation]] elections. SDPI has governments in few panchayats as well in [[Dakshina Kannada]] district of [[Karnataka]].
The party contested independently in 30 seats in the May 2016 assembly polls under the 'Gas Cylinder' symbol.<ref>{{cite news |title=SDPI to go it alone, to contest 30 seats in TN Assembly polls |url=http://www.uniindia.com/sdpi-to-go-it-alone-to-contest-30-seats-in-tn-assembly-polls/election/news/451712.html |date=18 April 2016 |publisher=UniIndia.com }}</ref> It got 65,978 votes (0.15%) and did not win any seats.


==== [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|Kerala Legislative Assembly election, 2016]] ====
== Government response ==
The general election for the fourteenth legislative assembly was held on 16 May 2016, to elect representatives from 140 constituencies in [[Kerala]]. The party fielded candidates in 89 constituencies independently.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.indiancrux.info/2016/02/2016-kerala-assembly-constituency-wise-election-results.html |title =2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly Election Results Constituency Wise |newspaper=Indian Crux |date=27 February 2016}}</ref> It got 0.61% vote share and didn't manage to secure any seats.
On 2022, Indian govt banned [[Popular Front of India]], the parent organization of SDPI.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Popular Front Of India Banned For 5 Years Over "Terror Links": 10 Points |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/centre-declares-popular-front-of-india-unlawful-association-under-anti-terror-law-uapa-after-nationwide-raids-3383791 |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=www.ndtv.com |language=en}}</ref>


==== [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 2018]] ====
In March 2025, The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) national president M.K. Faizy.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pandey |first=Devesh K. |date=2025-03-04 |title=SDPI national president M.K. Faizy arrested under anti-money laundering law |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sdpi-national-president-mk-faizy-arrested-under-anti-money-laundering-law/article69289298.ece |access-date=2025-03-21 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Shekhar |date=2025-03-05 |title=ED arrests SDPI national president MK Faizy under PMLA over alleged links to PFI |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/Mar/04/ed-arrests-sdpi-national-president-mk-faizy-under-pmla-over-alleged-links-to-pfi |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> ED also raided various SDPI offices nationwide.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-07 |title=Day after leader's arrest, ED raids SDPI offices |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/thiruvananthapuram/day-after-leaders-arrest-ed-raids-sdpi-offices-9872985/ |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ED conducts searches at 7 locations in four states linked to SDPI |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ed-conducts-searches-at-7-locations-in-four-states-linked-to-sdpi-101742473966847.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-03-06 |title=ED raids SDPI office at Malappuram in Kerala |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ed-raids-sdpi-office-at-malappuram-in-kerala/article69297496.ece |access-date=2025-03-21 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> On 21 March, one person from Coimbatore has been arrested.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2025-03-21 |title=ED makes fresh arrest from Tamil Nadu in PFI-SDPI case |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/pfi-sdpi-case-one-person-has-been-arrested-by-ed-stf-from-coimbatore/article69356633.ece |access-date=2025-03-21 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
SDPI had declared Abdul Majid K H as its candidate from [[Narasimharaja]] constituency in 2018 for the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/it-could-well-be-a-triangular-contest-in-narasimharaja-constituency/article4652695.ece |title=It could well be a triangular contest in Narasimharaja constituency |work=The Hindu |date=25 April 2013}}</ref> but failed to win any seats.


===Local body elections===
==See also==
SDPI had contested in the [[2022 Tamil Nadu urban local body elections]]. SDPI had won 1 ward in the [[Coimbatore Municipal Corporation election]].<ref name="Madhavan 23 Feb">{{cite news |last1=Madhavan |first1=Karthik |title=DMK juggernaut too strong for AIADMK and BJP in Coimbatore |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/dmk-juggernaut-too-strong-for-aiadmk-and-bjp-in-coimbatore/article65077074.ece |access-date=3 March 2022 |work=The Hindu |date=23 February 2022 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="Oneindia">{{cite news |title=Coimbatore Corporation Election Results 2022: Ward Wise Results, Vote Share - Oneindia |url=https://www.oneindia.com/coimbatore-corporation-elections-27/ |access-date=3 March 2022 |work=oneindia.com |language=en}}</ref>


==See also==
* [[National Political Conference]]
*[[Popular Front of India]]
* [[Popular Front of India]]
* [[List of political parties in India]]


== References ==
==References==
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== Further reading ==
==Further reading==
* {{cite book |last=Abdelhalim |first=Julten |chapter=Being a Governed Muslim in a Non-Muslim State: Indian Muslims and Citizenship | editor1=Bidisha Chaudhuri |editor2=Lion Koenig |title=Discourses of Transculturality:Ideas, Institutions and Practices in India and China |publisher=South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University | year=2013 |chapter-url=http://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/13356/ |pages=19–30|doi=10.11588/heidok.00013356 }}
*{{cite book|last=Abdelhalim|first=Julten|chapter=Being a Governed Muslim in a Non-Muslim State: Indian Muslims and Citizenship|editor1=Bidisha Chaudhuri|editor2=Lion Koenig|title=Discourses of Transculturality:Ideas, Institutions and Practices in India and China|publisher=South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University|year=2013|chapter-url=http://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/13356/|pages=19–30|doi=10.11588/heidok.00013356|s2cid=151654162 }}
* {{cite book |last=Abdelhalim |first=Julten |title=Spaces for Jihād: Indian Muslims and Conceptions of Citizenship |url=http://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/14323/ |year=2013 |publisher=University of Heidelberg }}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*{{cite book|last=Abdelhalim|first=Julten|title=Spaces for Jihād: Indian Muslims and Conceptions of Citizenship|url=http://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/14323/|year=2013|publisher=University of Heidelberg|doi=10.11588/heidok.00014323 }}
* {{citation |first=Arndt-Walter |last=Emmerich |title=Islamic Movements in India: Moderation and its Discontents |publisher=Routledge |year=2019 |isbn=9781000706727 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aXu9DwAAQBAJ}}
*{{citation|first=Arndt-Walter|last=Emmerich|title=Islamic Movements in India: Moderation and its Discontents|publisher=Routledge|year=2019|isbn=9781000706727|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aXu9DwAAQBAJ}}
* {{cite journal |last=Menon |first=Nandagopal R. |title=Imagined Kerala |journal=[[Economic and Political Weekly]] |volume=34 |date= 21 August 2010 |pages=22–25 }}
*{{cite journal|last=Menon|first=Nandagopal R.|title=Imagined Kerala|journal=[[Economic and Political Weekly]]|volume=34|date=21 August 2010|pages=22–25}}
* {{citation |first1=R. |last1=Santhosh |first2=Dayal |last2=Paleri |title=Ethnicization of religion in practice? Recasting competing communal mobilizations in coastal Karnataka, South India |journal=Ethnicities |year=2021 |volume=21 |number=3 |pages=563–588 |doi=10.1177/1468796820974502|s2cid=230610912 }}
*{{citation|first1=R.|last1=Santhosh|first2=Dayal|last2=Paleri|title=Ethnicization of religion in practice? Recasting competing communal mobilizations in coastal Karnataka, South India|journal=Ethnicities |year=2021|volume=21|number=3|pages=563–588|doi=10.1177/1468796820974502|s2cid=230610912 }}


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Social Democratic Party of India
AbbreviationSDPI
PresidentM. K. Faizy
SecretaryAlphonse Franko
General SecretaryElyas Muhammad Thumbe
FounderErappungal Abubacker
Founded21 June 2009; 17 years ago (2009-06-21)
HeadquartersC-4, Hazrat Nizamuddin West New Delhi, India-110013
Labour wingSDTU (Social Democratic Trade Union)
ColoursGreen and red
ECI StatusRegistered, unrecognized[1]
Party flag
Website
sdpi.in

Social Democratic Party of India, popularly known as SDPI, is an Indian political party founded on 21 June 2009[2][3] in New Delhi.[4][5][6]

History[edit | edit source]

The organization was founded by Erappungal Abubacker from Kerala, who was arrested on charges of being the founder of the banned group Popular Front of India (PFI). He is alleged to be the mastermind behind PFI's plan to establish an Islamic nation in India by 2047 by overthrowing the Indian Constitution. Abubacker was among the first PFI leaders arrested by the NIA during their initial nationwide crackdown on the group. The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) was formed as the political wing of PFI.[7]

Activities[edit | edit source]

Protests against the Indian government and police[edit | edit source]

The SDPI held protests across India against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), and burned copies of the bill.[8][9][10] In Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, members of SDPI hoisted national flags at their homes and shops.[11][12] Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan accused the party of using the CAA protests to create division.[13]

The SDPI supported protesting farmers in Delhi, and conducted statewide protests in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Kerala. On 26 January 26, 2021 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, party members carried a coffin made from banana leaves, bamboo trees, and vegetables to demonstrate that the farm laws do not safeguard the farmers' interests.[14] In Karnataka, SDPI members and others rallied in Belthangady to support the farmers' protest.[15]

In April 2015, the party protested a fatal police encounter with 20 workers from Tamil Nadu who were working in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The SDPI accused AP police of cloaking their attack as self-defence and demanded that the government lodge a criminal case against the police officers responsible for the killings.[16][failed verification]

Road demand[edit | edit source]

In February 2016, around 30 SDPI members attempted to hold a "sleeping protest" in front of the Divisional Office of the Department of Highways, demanding the repair of the Palayamkottai–Papanasam road in Tamil Nadu. Other political parties and the public had repeatedly appealed to the Department of Highways to have the 52-kilometre (32 mi) stretch of road re-laid. Officials had ignored the demands, wanting to re-lay only the stretches used by ministers and other VIPs during Tamil Nadu Governor Konijeti Rosaiah's visit to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University.[17]

Political Islam[edit | edit source]

In December 2016, the SDPI organized a nationwide campaign demanding the reconstruction of Babri Masjid on its original site; the mosque had been demolished in December 1992.[18] During the campaign, the Dakshina Kannada SDPI district president was arrested for inciting communal hatred with a skit about the demolition.[19][20] Protests were held in Tamil Nadu, Delhi, and Karnataka.[21][22]

In March 2016, Mathrubhumi reprinted an offensive comment about Muhammad which had been initially posted on Facebook. The newspaper was forced to apologise after the party and other organizations protested outside Mathrubhumi's offices, saying that the post "hurt the sentiments of the community".[23]

COVID-19 pandemic[edit | edit source]

On 28 April 2020, the Tamil Nadu SDPI filed public interest litigation (PIL) in the Madras High Court requesting the transport home of Tabligh Jamaat attendees from the state who were stranded in Delhi and other states. On 13 May 2020, the court directed the Tamil Nadu government to arrange transport and a quarantine facility for attendees stranded in Delhi.[24][25]

The party also filed PIL in Madras High Court on 16 April 2020 alleging media bias in coronavirus news,[26] seeking adherence with the Supreme Court's order to publish official information on the pandemic.[27]

Charges and accusations[edit | edit source]

Extremism[edit | edit source]

Two orthodox Sunni groups accused the SDPI of extremism after the murder of a university student.[28]

Murders of CPI-M, Youth League and Congress workers[edit | edit source]

Nine PFI and SDPI activists were found guilty of killing a Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) worker in 2008.[29] SDPI activists were found guilty of murdering a Muslim Youth League worker in Kozhikode.[30] SDPI members were arrested for the murder of a Congress worker in Chavakkad.[31] Several SDPI offices have been raided by the Kerala Police.[32][33] Suspected weapons-training camps and arms stockpiles were seized in Narath, Kannur district from the offices and other centres of the PFI and SDPI.[34][35] Although the party denied any involvement, the charge sheet filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) blamed the PFI and the SDPI for conducting arms-training camps across Kerala as health-awareness camps and yoga classes.[36][37] According to the FIR, the 24 people accused in the case were members of the PFI and the SDPI. Cases were registered under sections 143, 147, 153(B), R/W[clarification needed] 149 of the IPC, section 5(1)(a) r/w 25(1)(a) of Arms Act, section 4 of the Explosives Act and section 18 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.[38][39][40]

Four SDPI activists were arrested for an attack on two CPI(M) members in Mangalam, Tirur on 29 January 2014.[41][42] The SDPI accepted responsibility after a video of the violent attack was aired by major television channels. The party justified the attacks, however, saying that it needed to safeguard its members. According to the SDPI district president, the attack was an emotional reaction by its members to a CPM attack on one of its members that morning.[43]

Murder of RSS members[edit | edit source]

A 23-year-old member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing Hindutva paramilitary organisation, was killed in February 2021, allegedly by SDPI workers. The Bharatiya Janata Party, closely affiliated with the RSS, observed a hartal to protest the killing.[44] In December of that year, SDPI state secretary K. S. Shan was hacked to death by a group affiliated with the RSS.[45] BJP leader Ranjith Sreenivasan was then murdered in his home; police speculated that Sreenivasan's murder was connected to the previous two. SDPI leaders were arrested during the following days and all the accused were given capital punishment by the court.[46]

Controversy[edit | edit source]

2014 Independence Day[edit | edit source]

A private school in Karicode, Kerala, removed "Vande Mataram" from their 2014 Independence Day programme after SDPI workers threatened to disrupt the programme; some of the song's words, they said, opposed Muslim religious beliefs. Fearing trouble, school authorities dropped the national song and a namaste gesture from a dance number. The issue sparked protests from the youth organisations of several parties. The SDPI justified the changes to the programme, saying that the party approached the school after several parents complained that some words in "Vande Mataram" and the namaste gesture opposed their religious beliefs.[47][48]

2020 Bangalore riots[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2020 Bangalore riots

On the night of 11 August 2020, violent clashes took place in the city of Bangalore, Karnataka. Provoked by an inflammatory Facebook post about Muhammad which was shared by the nephew of Indian National Congress state legislator Akhanda Srinivas Murthy, a crowd of Muslims arrived at his house for a protest which turned violent. Clashes between police and the crowd spread to the KG Halli and DJ Halli police stations. A curfew was imposed, and three people were killed after police opened fire on the crowd. Dozens of police officers and several journalists were injured by armed assailants, and Murthy's property was torched during the violence. The following day, over 100 people were arrested. Some protesters were reportedly led by SDPI members, and several party leaders were arrested.[49]

Sedition charges[edit | edit source]

On 31 December 2020, SDPI workers had sedition charges filed against them, for allegedly shouting "Pakistan Zindabad".[50][51] The SDPI denied the allegations.[52]

Hijab dispute[edit | edit source]

Hijabs were brought to the attention of Karnataka media by Ansar Ahmed, district president of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike.[53] The Campus Front of India (CFI), the student wing of the PFI,[54][55] threatened a protest; this prompted the junior college to request a police presence.[53] The SDPI also reportedly threatened to protest.[56] College authorities met with the parents, and remained firm in their resolution not to allow religious attire.[57][58]

Regional presence[edit | edit source]

The SDPI Is represented in 17 Indian states: Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Bihar, Gujarat, Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana, Manipur. The party has state- and district-level committees in most of the states,[59] and has been a presence in recent elections.[60][61] The party won 14 seats in four municipalities in a 2010 local election in Kerala.[62] It received over 24,000 votes in the Jangipur parliamentary election in Bengal, and won a seat in Goa.[63] The SDPI did not win a seat in Karnataka, but the state party president noted its alliances with the Bahujan Samaj Party, Janata Dal (United) and the Lok Janshakti Party.

Electoral presence[edit | edit source]

General elections[edit | edit source]

2014[edit | edit source]

The SDPI fielded 29 candidates in six states. The party's 2014 Election Manifesto raised several issues about domestic and foreign policies, including popular needs, democratic rights, eradication of corruption, SCs/STs, minorities, a new national water policy, implementation of Ranganath Mishra Commission and Sachar Committee reports, and full literacy by 2020.

In Kerala, the party ran candidates in Ponnani and Malappuram. In Karnataka, the SDPI – supported by Janata Dal (Secular) – contested in Dakshina Kannada. The JD-S extended its support "on the principles and ideologies laid by the party at the time of its (SDPI's) birth".[64] Of the parties who contested the 2014 Indian general election in Kerala, the SDPI had the highest number of candidates (14 out of 20) with criminal charges.[65] In the 16th Lok Sabha election, the party received 0.07 percent of the vote and did not win any seats.

2019[edit | edit source]

The party contested for 15 seats in six states (Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, and Delhi) in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. In Andhra Pradesh, the SDPI contested for one Lok Sabha seat and fielded two candidates in the Legislative Assembly elections.[66] In Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada constituency, the SDPI received 46,839 votes (3.48 per cent of the vote).[67] In Tamil Nadu, the SDPI allied with T. T. V. Dhinakaran's AMMK party in the Central Chennai constituency. SDPI national vice president KKSM Dehlan Baqavi received 23,741 votes (3.02 per cent).[68]

State Legislative Assembly elections[edit | edit source]

Karnataka (2013)[edit | edit source]

In the May 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, the SDPI contested for 24 seats; seven were in Dakshina Kannada district, and five were in Bangalore. Party state president Abdul Majeed stood against three-time legislator and former minister Tanveer Sait in Narasimharaja, a constituency dominated by Muslims.[69] Majeed lost the election by 8,370 votes, finishing second.[70]

Tamil Nadu (2016)[edit | edit source]

The SDPI contested independently for 30 seats in the May 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election with a gas-cylinder party symbol.[71] The party received 65,978 votes (0.15 per cent), and did not win any seats.

Kerala (2016)[edit | edit source]

The 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held on 16 May to elect representatives of 140 constituencies. The SDPI fielded candidates independently in 89 constituencies;[72] it received 0.61 per cent of the vote, and did not win any seats.

Karnataka (2018)[edit | edit source]

The SDPI declared Abdul Majeed its candidate from the Narasimharaja constituency in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election,[73] but Majeed failed to win.

Karnataka (2023)

The SDPI contested on only 16 seats out of the initial plan to contest in 100 constituencies in Karnataka Assembly elections 2023.

Local body elections[edit | edit source]

The SDPI contested the 2022 Tamil Nadu urban local body elections, and won one ward in the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation election.[74][75]

SDPI contested in 2018 Ullal City Municipal elections and won 6 wards out of 31. SDPI also won 2 wards out of 60 in 2019 Mangalore City Corporation elections. SDPI has governments in few panchayats as well in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka.

Government response[edit | edit source]

On 2022, Indian govt banned Popular Front of India, the parent organization of SDPI.[76]

In March 2025, The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) national president M.K. Faizy.[77][78] ED also raided various SDPI offices nationwide.[79][80][81] On 21 March, one person from Coimbatore has been arrested.[82]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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