Kottayam: No case will be booked against BJP leader PC George over his controversial love jihad remark. The police have decided not to file a case against PC George as per the legal advice received by them as there is no basis for registering a case against his speech. The remark was made during an anti-drug seminar organised by the Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC).

Several organisations had come out in the open to protest against his statement. Both the Youth Congress and the Youth League have filed complaints with the police. Following this, the Kerala police sought legal advice.

The legal opinion has said that there was nothing serious in PC George's speech to warrant legal action. However, the Youth League said that it will move the court against the police stance.

George, who is currently out on bail in connection with a hate speech case, had urged Christian families to marry off their daughters by the age of 24, claiming that 400 girls have been lost to 'love jihad' in Meenachil Taluk alone. He made these controversial remarks while addressing a special conference in Pala organised under the leadership of Bishop Joseph Kallarangatt of the Pala Diocese and the Temperance Commission of the KCBC, against the menace of drugs.

“In Meenachil Taluk alone, we have lost around 400 girls to love jihad. Only 41 have been recovered. On March 8, a girl left. She was 25 years old. She left at 9.30 pm. We are still searching for her," George had said.