The KPCC President K Sudhakaran was booked by the Palarivattom Police in Kochi for his "dog with broken chain" remark allegedly made on CM Pinarayi Vijayan. The police have booked Sudhakaran under Section 153 of the IPC based on the complaint made by a Democratic Youth Federation of India leader. Notably, LDF has termed Sudhakaran's remark as "highly reprehensible".