The State government is monitoring the activities of Islamic State (IS) sympathisers and the de-radicalisation of 36 youths with IS leanings was under way, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami told the Assembly on Friday.
“The activities of Islamic fundamentalists, who are owing allegiance to ISIS are being closely monitored. De-radicalisation is under process for 36 youths, who were found to be leaning towards ISIS,” he said.
A special team of the ntelligence wing was watching social media for posts/activities of pro-IS elements besides monitoring the IS magazines, including Dabiq/Rumiyah and Jundal Khilafah Kashmir’s (a Kashmir-based pro-Islamic State organisation) online magazine Al Risalah , he added.
