In June, Geert Wilders had announced cartoon competition to be held at his party's parliamentary offices. Later in August, he was forced to cancel the event
Darul Uloom Deoband decreed that not only were women forbidden from participating in such social functions with men, they are also forbidden from eating food along side them on such occasions.
The controversial remarks by the Kerala Law Minister comes at a time when the communist government in Kerala has been accused of committing severe atrocities on the devotees of Lord Ayyappa at Sabarimala.