In a Facebook post, Kerala's Bishop Yuhanon Meletius critiques PM Modi's Christmas event, labeling it as 'drama' while highlighting recent vandalism of Christmas cribs by VHP activists in Kerala.

Yuhanon Meletius, metropolitan of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church’s Thrissur diocese, unleashed his tirade against Modi in a post on Facebook for “honouring” the Christmas crib in New Delhi at a

A senior priest of the Orthodox Church in Kerala on Tuesday took a swipe at the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over their Christmas celebrations, citing the recent disruption of festivity in a Kerala school by VHP activists.

The incidents come against the backdrop of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) ongoing efforts to engage with the Christian community in Kerala.

Comments by senior Orthodox Church Bishop come after two recent incidents of disruption at Christmas celebrations at government schools in Palakkad

The sharp remarks from Yuhanon Mor Meletius, metropolitan of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church's Thrissur diocese, were shared on his social media handle a day after PM Modi attended Christmas celebrations hosted by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI) in New Delhi.

We didn’t invite a BJP leader to the event, invited the Prime Minister of India, says CBCI president Mar Andrews Thazhath

Orthodox Church Thrissur Diocese Metropolitan Youhanon Mar Meletius criticised Prime Minister Modi's participation in Catholic Bishops' Conference of India's Christmas event, following incidents in Palakkad where VHP activists disrupted celebrations.