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The Kerala Police connected Monday (September 29, 2025) registered a lawsuit against BJP person Printu Mahadevan for his alleged remark during a tv statement that bullets would beryllium fired astatine the Leader of the Opposition successful Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, officials said.
The lawsuit was filed by the Peramangalam constabulary successful Thrissur based connected a ailment from Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) caput Sreekumar C.C.
Mr. Mahadevan, a erstwhile ABVP leader, made the remarks, portion discussing protests successful Bangladesh and Nepal, during a statement connected a Malayalam quality transmission connected September 26, 2025.
He reportedly said specified protests were not imaginable successful India arsenic radical present stood powerfully with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and added that if Mr. Gandhi has immoderate specified desires, "bullets volition pierce his chest."
The FIR cites provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita – Section 192 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to origin riot), Section 353 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), and Section 351(2) (criminal intimidation).
Congress protests
Following the comments, Congress workers staged protests against Mr. Mahadevan and the BJP crossed Kerala connected Monday.
AICC wide caput K.C. Venugopal connected Sunday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, calling the menace “not conscionable a careless outburst of a petty functionary.” He warned that “any nonaccomplishment to enactment swiftly, decisively, and publically would beryllium seen arsenic complicity.”
"The federation demands immediate, exemplary ineligible enactment done She authorities constabulary truthful that justness is swift, visible, and severe," helium said.
Senior Congress leaders, including MP Shafi Parambil and Ramesh Chennithala, besides condemned Mr. Mahadevan’s remarks and urged constabulary action.
