Author KP Ramanunni Receives Death Threat Letter Asking Him to Convert to Islam

The letter allegedly warned the writer that his right arm and left leg would be chopped off if he didn't convert to Islam within six weeks.

Updated: July 22, 2017 1:31 PM IST

By India.com News Desk

Malayalam author KP Ramanunni
Malayalam author KP Ramanunni

Thiruvananthapuram, July 22: Notable Malayalam author KP Ramanunni on Friday lodged a police complaint regarding an anonymous threat letter asking him to convert to Islam. The letter allegedly warned the writer that his right arm and left leg would be chopped off if he didn’t convert to Islam within six weeks.

KP Ramanunni received the letter about six days ago at his Kozhikode residence. Ramanunni said that though he didn’t understand who was behind the death threat, it was understood that it was posted from Manjeri in Malappuram district. “I am not aware of the motive behind the letter. I filed a complaint with the Kozhikode city police commissioner today, urging him to look into the matter,” Ramanunni told PTI.

Although Ramanunni had ignored the death threat, other senior writers asked him to not take the letter lightly and advised him to file a police complaint.

As per the reports, the writer received the letter after he wrote an article comparing Hindus and Muslims, which the letter claimed to be amounted to “misleading” the Muslim youth.

The letter also warned the writer that he would meet the same fate as that of Professor TJ Joseph, whose right arm was cut off by the members of a radical Muslim outfit for allegedly hurting the sentiments of the Muslim community through a question he had set.

The letter read: “Like T J Joseph, your right arm will be cut off…your left leg too. You are given six months to convert to Islam. If you do not embrace Islam, we will inflict Allah’s punishment on you.” In July 2010, the right arm of Joseph was chopped off while he was returning home in Muvattupuzha in Ernakulam district.

The police have launched a probe on the basis of Ramanunni’s complaints.

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