Claim: Thousands of Muslims protested against the appointment of civil service officer Sriram Venkitaraman as District Collector of Alappuzha, Kerala, because of " Sriram " in his name.
Fact-check: The 2022 Protests by Muslims in Kerala were not about the IAS officer's Hindu name but his alleged involvement in a fatal drunk driving case - FACTLY
Verdict: sriram venkitaraman, who was appointed as the collector of alappuzha district in kerala in 2022, is alleged to have caused the death of a journalist named basheer by driving under the influence of alcohol in 2019. as a result of this incident, venkitaraman was suspended and arrested, but was later released on bail. thousands of muslims staged protests in various parts of kerala against the kerala government's appointment of a man accused of being the main culprit in the death of a journalist as the district collector of alappuzha. the protests were not in opposition to his religion or the inclusion of " sriram " in his name, but rather focused on the controversy surrounding his alleged involvement in the fatal accident. therefore, the claim made in the post is misleading.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Murshid M
Date published: 2024-11-21T10:44:00