A viral fake poster has falsely claimed that activist Bindhu Ammini — one of the first two women to enter Sabarimala after the 2018 Supreme Court verdict — is contesting as a Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate in the upcoming local body elections in Kerala. The CPM, which leads the LDF, has lodged a formal complaint, calling it a deliberate attempt to mislead voters.

Why has the poster caused confusion?

The fake poster circulated online projected Ammini as the official LDF candidate from Ward 20 of the Ranni panchayat. It described her as the “Sabarimala struggle heroine” and used her image.

According to the CPM, the poster’s design and timing were intended to create public confusion. The party’s Pathanamthitta district secretary, Raju Abraham, submitted a formal complaint to the Dis

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