Tushar Gandhi, the great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, on Friday mentioned that he’ll neither retract his latest statements towards the RSS and BJP nor will he apologise for them, whereas the 2 saffron outfits demanded that he be arrested for his remarks.
Gandhi, throughout the latest unveiling of a statue of the late Gandhian P Gopinathan Nair at Neyyattinkara in Thiruvananthapuram, had referred to the BJP and RSS as “harmful and insidious enemies” who’ve entered Kerala.
He had additionally termed the RSS as “poison”, following which BJP-RSS employees shouted slogans and blocked his automotive.
On Friday, talking at an occasion in Aluva close to Kochi, Gandhi mentioned that when he mentioned “these issues”, he doesn’t imagine in retracting them or apologising for them.
“What this incident has completed is strengthen my resolve to proceed to reveal the traitors. This can be a struggle which is much more important than the liberty struggle. We now have a standard enemy now, the Sangh. They have to be uncovered,” he mentioned.
He additionally mentioned that he was fearful that “the descendants of my nice grandfather’s murderers” will go to Mahatma Gandhi’s statue and hearth bullets at it “as they’re habituated to do”.
The BJP hit again at him by saying that he’s simply somebody who was “by default” born as a descendant of Mahatma Gandhi and has been attempting to “monetise” his nice grandfather’s identify.
Former Union Minister of State and BJP chief V Muraleedharan alleged that Tushar Gandhi has been for a number of years attempting to “monetise” Mahatma Gandhi’s identify.
Muraleedharan, talking at a BJP protest towards Tushar Gandhi at Neyyattinkara, additional mentioned that those that invited him for the statue unveiling most likely weren’t conscious of his background.
He additional mentioned that simply because Tushar has the Gandhi identify, it doesn’t entitle him to the identical respect or honour reserved for the Father of the Nation.
He demanded that Tushar Gandhi be arrested for his statements based mostly on the BJP’s criticism.
The BJP chief additionally criticised the Pinarayi Vijayan authorities for arresting 5 RSS-BJP employees a day in the past for elevating slogans towards Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson.
A case was registered towards the 5 individuals below Sections 189(2), 191(2), 190, and 126(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) on costs of illegal meeting, rioting, and wrongful restraint.
In keeping with the police, a small group of individuals, allegedly linked to the Sangh Parivar, raised slogans towards Tushar Gandhi on the finish of a operate he attended at Neyyattinkara on Wednesday night.
Vijayan had strongly condemned the alleged “Sangh Parivar assault” on Tushar Gandhi, stating that actions that suppress freedom of expression can’t be allowed in a democratic society.
