At a Christmas celebration event at the BJP headquarters, Kerala BJP President K. Surendran delivered a divisive speech spreading the conspiracy of ‘love jihad.’ He claimed that the BJP is the only party in Kerala treating Muslims and Christians equally while opposing Waqf. Surendran accused CPI and Congress of inaction, asserting that only the BJP has raised its voice against “Hindu and Christian girls being recruited for ISIS through ‘Love Jihad.’”