Kannur, Sep 4 (PTI) Senior CPI(M) leader and All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) national president P K Sreemathy on Monday lodged a complaint with the police alleging a cyber campaign using her photo to create communal tension in the state.

Sreemathy, a former state minister, lodged the complaint with the Kannur Rural SP.

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In her complaint, she alleged that a photo of her with a writing that she will "serve beef and fish as part of the Onam feast" was being spread with a caption "whether she will serve pork on any Islam festival day".

Kannur rural SP, Hemalatha M, told PTI that she received a complaint and that further action will be taken after probing the matter.

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In her complaint, Sreemathy alleged that such social media posts were to spread hatred and create communal tension in the society.

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