Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan reacts after being allegedly mobbed by SFI students on his way to the airport, in Thiruvanathapuram, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (PTI Photo) Fuming over black flags waved at him by members of Students Federation of India (SFI), Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan alleged on Monday that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has sent “goondas to physically hurt him”.
SFI members have been showing Khan black flags, accusing him of filling up University senates with “Sangh Parivar men”.
#WATCH | SFI workers showed black flags to Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan’s convoy in Thiruvananthapuram, yesterday. https://t.co/5XsdlZ48DK pic.twitter.com/tz3D6Nnm1N
— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2023
On Monday, when Khan was on his way to the airport to catch a flight to Delhi, a group of SFI members showed him black flags, going close to his car and shouting slogans.
Irked by the protest, Khan disembarked his car and walked towards the protesters and said, “Bloody criminals, come’’. Then, turning towards the police, Khan said, “How did they come near me? Who is the police officer here? They (protesters) are criminals hitting my car,’’ he said.
Blaming the CM, the Governor said, “…When I got down, the police sent them into the car and they ran away. What can the poor police do when the CM is directing them. It is the CM who is conspiring. I am clearly saying that he is sending these people to hurt me physically… It is not the job of the chief minister to conspire to hurt me physically…”