There are loads of such examples. Abdul Nasser Madhani was accused of being involved in Coimbatore bomb blasts and was in jail in Tamilnadu for more than 2 years. He is a politician from Kerala. During all these 2 years of trial, the entire political spectrum of Kerala was clamoring for his release from jail. Howbout that ? And its not difficult to imagine why. Any party which comes to power in Kerala (be it cong or left) are supported by Muslim League and there would be atleast 2 ministers from the muslim league. So the arithmetic is simple.