Hyderabad, Aug. 25 -- Two FIRs have been registered in response to the Islamophobic and offensive social media posts triggered after the Congress-led Karnataka government's inaugural invite to Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq for the upcoming Mysuru Dasara went viral.

The first FIR was lodged on August 23 against Jagadish Udupa after he uploaded a Facebook post allegedly criticising the government's decision to invite Banu, a Muslim, to a Hindu religious festival. His post reportedly stated the government had "insulted the great Hindu religion just to please one community."

The second FIR was registered at the Karkala rural police after another Facebook post purportedly questioning why someone who "does not accept Sanatana Hindu culture...