Young writer attacked over book title, 4 booked

PALAKKAD: Malayalam writer PJimshar (26), whose debut collection of short stories titled Padachonte Chitrapradarshanam is scheduled to be released on August 5, was badly beaten up by four unidentified people here on Sunday night. He has been admitted to the hospital.'Padachon' is colloquially used to refer to 'god, the creator', and the writer had received threat calls and messages on WhatsApp ever since he announced his new book.Police have registered a case of voluntarily causing hurt against the assailants.Mujeedrehman Kinaloor, columnist and Islamic scholar, said the incident is the latest example of growing intolerance in Kerala.