Vijayan criticised the Sangh Parivar for promoting these slogans while advocating for Muslims to leave India for Pakistan. He urged them to acknowledge the historical contributions of Muslims to these slogans. The Kerala BJP leader, P K Krishnadas, questioned whether Vijayan and other Left leaders would be willing to chant these slogans given their Muslim origins.
“Be it maintaining law and order, fighting terror, managing traffic or curbing day-to-day crime, police are at the forefront. J&K Police is the country's best force fighting on multiple fronts with the utmost professionalism,” the LG said.