CPI(M) demands public apology from Rajiv Chandrasekar for intimidating journalists over Anil Kumar’s death

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] connected Monday accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State president Rajiv Chandrasekhar of venting his ire connected journalists to debar “discomfitting” questions concerning the decease by suspected suicide of his party’s Thirumala ward councillor, K. Anil Kumar and demanded a nationalist apology from the person for his “feudal attempts astatine bullying and intimidation”.

CPI(M) territory caput V. Joy said Mr. Anil Kumar’s widow and their 2 daughters had powerfully expressed their displeasure with the enactment enactment erstwhile Mr. Chandrasekhar and BJP territory president Karamana Jayan called connected the sorrowing household connected Sunday. 

“A furious Mr. Chandrasekhar hurried to Sivagiri, wherever helium announced a property conference. He vented his choler astir the interior situation engulfing his enactment by criticising the pistillate writer who questioned the circumstances surrounding the seasoned BJP leader’s suicide. “Does helium dainty journalists successful the quality transmission helium owns successful the aforesaid demeaning manner?” helium asked.

CPI(M) State committee subordinate and General Education Minister V. Sivankutty alleged that Mr. Chandrasekhar ever added an constituent of carnal menace to his statements. BJP workers had attacked journalists reporting Mr. Anil Kumar’s death. 

Mr. Chandrasekhar had faced akin disapproval past period for posting connected societal media that “BJP karyakarthas and Hindus” would mobilise successful strength to forestall Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his Tamil Nadu counterpart, M.K. Stalin, from attending the Global Ayyappa Sangamam, which concluded astatine Pampa connected Saturday.

He had demanded that some the leaders “apologise for trespassing connected Ayyappa religion if they wanted to acceptable ft successful Sabarimala,” drafting Mr. Vijayan’s censure.

BJP stance

Meanwhile, BJP leaders adjacent to Mr. Chandrasekhar said helium had simply pointed retired the inappropriateness of answering questions astir Mr. Anil Kumar’s decease portion the enactment and household were mourning the councillor’s untimely and tragic passing.

“He had simply asked journalists to amusement much kindness to Mr. Anil Kumar’s household and memory. Mr Chandrasekhar besides stated helium saw a police-CPI(M) authorities conspiracy down the circumstances that led to Anil Kumar’s decease and felt the attempts by the CPI(M) channel’s newsman to bait him were premeditated and politically motivated. Mr. Chandraskhar simply exercised his close not to respond to starring questions from the CPI(M) journalist,” helium said.