Subramanian claimed that the same photograph he had shared continues to be available on the social media accounts of others and that no cases have been registered against them.

“Through such actions, the state government should not think it can conceal the Sabarimala gold theft case,” he alleged.

Responding to queries on why he deleted one of the three images he had posted, Subramanian said he did not like that particular photograph.

“There is nothing unusual about deleting one picture. I did not like it. The others were not deleted because I felt they looked better,” he said.

He added that the person managing his social media accounts had explained the source of the images to the police.

“There is no AI tool on his mobile phone. Then how can the police claim the images are AI-generated? The pictures were taken from another post, and the sources were explained to the police,” Subramanian said.

Meanwhile, Chevayoor police have registered a suo motu case against Subramanian under Section 192 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, relating to wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause a riot, and Section 120(o) of the Kerala Police Act for causing annoyance through communication.