Keralam Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said he disagreed with Islamic scholar Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliar's view that women should stay away from public life. He added that women have every right to participate actively in public life.

Keralam Islamic scholars assert women's public appearances threaten society, urging them to remain confined to homes.

KOCHI: Islamic scholar Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar on Sunday said women should remain confined to their homes, days after a controversial circular issued by the…