<p>Malappuram: A case has been registered against a Muslim youth wing leader here over his recent controversial 'hand chopping' remark.</p>.<p>A case under section 153 (wantonly giving provocation, with intent to cause riot) of the IPC was lodged on Saturday against Sathar Panthaloor, a leader of the Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama's students wing Samastha Kerala Sunni Students Federation (SKSSF) in connection with his controversial statement, police said on Sunday.</p>.<p>The Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama is an association of eminent Sunni scholars with the highest support base among Kerala Muslims.</p>.ISIS Kerala module case: NIA files charge sheet against 4 .<p>The action was taken based on a complaint sent to the Malappuram Superintendent of Police (SP) by an individual, they said.</p>.<p>According to the complaint, the Sunni youth wing leader's statement could lead to incitement of violence between different groups.</p>.<p>Panthaloor, speaking at a recent programme here, had warned of chopping off hands of those who criticise and cause difficulties to the Samastha's scholars.</p>.<p>"The activists of the SKSSF will come forward to chop off the hands of anyone who tries to give a blow or cause difficulties to the eminent scholars and ustads of the Samastha," he had said.</p>.<p>Panthaloor's controversial remarks came in the wake of reports of mounting discontent brewing between a section of scholars of the Samastha and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the second largest coalition partner in the Congress-led UDF.</p>
<p>Malappuram: A case has been registered against a Muslim youth wing leader here over his recent controversial 'hand chopping' remark.</p>.<p>A case under section 153 (wantonly giving provocation, with intent to cause riot) of the IPC was lodged on Saturday against Sathar Panthaloor, a leader of the Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama's students wing Samastha Kerala Sunni Students Federation (SKSSF) in connection with his controversial statement, police said on Sunday.</p>.<p>The Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama is an association of eminent Sunni scholars with the highest support base among Kerala Muslims.</p>.ISIS Kerala module case: NIA files charge sheet against 4 .<p>The action was taken based on a complaint sent to the Malappuram Superintendent of Police (SP) by an individual, they said.</p>.<p>According to the complaint, the Sunni youth wing leader's statement could lead to incitement of violence between different groups.</p>.<p>Panthaloor, speaking at a recent programme here, had warned of chopping off hands of those who criticise and cause difficulties to the Samastha's scholars.</p>.<p>"The activists of the SKSSF will come forward to chop off the hands of anyone who tries to give a blow or cause difficulties to the eminent scholars and ustads of the Samastha," he had said.</p>.<p>Panthaloor's controversial remarks came in the wake of reports of mounting discontent brewing between a section of scholars of the Samastha and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the second largest coalition partner in the Congress-led UDF.</p>