BJP's Amit Malviya said an FIR was filed against journalist Sudhir Chaudhary for merely reporting what the Congress government in Karnataka notified. "Chaudhary…and anyone else in the media, who the evil Congress tries to intimidate, has complete support of every well-meaning Indian," he added. Chaudhary had said that Karnataka Swawalambi Sarathi Scheme for religious minorities is not for Hindus.