Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. (File Photos)
In a strong rejoinder to Narendra Modi's statement about anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests in Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the Prime Minister's remark in the Rajya Sabha was “untrue” and “protest-worthy”.
Insisting that Kerala is at the forefront of struggles against the CAA, Vijayan said, “Kerala's secular ethos is one that is opposed to all forms of communalism. Our secular state has the strength to fend off any sort of infiltrators in this movement as well.”
The statement of the Hon'ble Prime Minister about the protests in Kerala is untrue & protest worthy. Kerala's secular ethos is one that is opposed to all forms of communalism. Our secular State has the strength to fend off any sort of infiltrators in this movement as well. pic.twitter.com/8mktG6U7IF
— Pinarayi Vijayan (@vijayanpinarayi) February 7, 2020
Vijayan's rejoinder came a day after Modi said that the Kerala Chief Minister was, on one hand, warning about extremist elements infiltrating anti-CAA protests and, on the other, his party was supporting them in Delhi.
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