BJP-RSS protesters try to stop vehicle of Gandhi’s great-grandson, Pinarayi calls it deplorable

Following the speech, a group of RSS-BJP workers raised slogans against him and tried to stop his car. Tushar Gandhi refused to withdraw his statement and drove away after raising the slogan, “Gandhi ki jai”.

Referring to the incident, Chief Minister Vijayan said it was an attack on the country’s secularism and democracy. “This is deplorable. An action that infringes upon freedom of speech cannot be allowed in a democratic society. There will be legal and democratic action against such tendencies… This incident shows that the protesters’ mindset is not different from that of those who assassinated Gandhi. A strong protest should emerge from secular and democratic society,” the CM said in a statement.

Opposition leader Satheesan said the incident amounted to insulting Mahatma Gandhi. “The state government and the police should take strong action against this incident. There is nothing wrong with Tushar’s words that RSS is a cancer that has spread over the soul of the country. Fascism is ruling the country. It is eating into the soul of the country. Tushar was insulted for having stated the truth,” he said.

Tushar Gandhi’s visit to Kerala was in connection with the centenary celebration of the historical meeting of Mahatma Gandhi with social reformer Sree Naryana Guru at Sivagiri Mutt in 1925.