Kerala police take down social media post after getting caught in football fan rivalry

The Kerala Police deleted a social media post after it was misinterpreted by football fans as a political jab at Argentina. The post, intended to highlight law enforcement, sparked an intense online backlash from rival fan groups during the FIFA World Cup.
In its bid to ride the wave of FIFA World Cup frenzy and draw a few eyeballs to its social media handles, the Kerala Police never anticipated becoming collateral damage in the ongoing online crossfire between Argentina loyalists and their detractors on social media.
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