THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Rigidity gripped Neyyattinkara in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram district on Wednesday night after RSS activists staged a protest in opposition to Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson, Tushar Gandhi throughout the unveiling of Gandhian consultant Gopinathan Nair’s statue at his residence at TB Junction.
The protest was triggered by Tushar’s comment throughout his speech that “the soul of the nation is stricken with most cancers, and the Sangh Parivar is spreading it”.
Outraged BJP and RSS activists demanded a retraction and an apology. Tushar, nevertheless, stood by his comment, and chanted “hail, Gandhi”, earlier than leaving. The protesters shouted slogans and blocked his automotive, however Tushar refused to again down and countered with slogans like “down with RSS” and “lengthy stay Gandhi”, earlier than exiting the venue.
Congress condemned RSS-BJP activists, with get together’s state chief Okay Sudhakaran accusing them of being haunted by “(Nathuram) Godse’s ghost”. He additionally questioned CPM’s silence on the incident.
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