Anwarserry (Kerala):
The Left Front government in Kerala is in a dilemma over the arrest of PDP leader, Abdul Nasar Madani.
Will Kerala PDP leader, Abdul Nasar Madani, be arrested for his alleged role in the 2008 Bangalore blasts?
The Karnataka High Court has rejected his anticipatory bail plea, but the ruling Left Front in Kerala, allegedly wary of the political consequence, is dragging its feet on the law and order support it has to provide to facilitate the arrest.
"It's for the Karnataka Police to decide how to proceed in a case that has been registered in their state," said Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, Home Minister, Kerala.
The Left Front is allegedly going soft on Madani as elections are round the corner. And Madani, who commands support among Kerala's Muslims, is capable of dividing the vote.
"They wanted to prop up a prominent Muslim leader as an accused in the case. So they trapped me after a high-level conspiracy," Madani said.
After his name was cleared in the Coimbatore blast case in 2007, Madani has reformed his communal agenda focusing on Dalit-Muslim unity and drawing legitimacy from a Left which desperate for his political support.
Though Madani says his supporters will not create any law and order problems if the Karnataka Police arrests him, preventing the anger of thousands of PDP workers from spilling over to the streets will be a tough task for the Kerala government.