"Disgraceful Behaviour" Shashi Tharoor Slams SFI 'Goons' For Blocking Kerala Governor
Congress Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor slammed Student Federation of India (SFI) “goons” for blocking Kerala governor Arif Mohammad Khan”s car on late Monday. Tharoor shared a a media outlet video of the governor shouting at reporters asking whether this behaviour will be entertained if it was the car of chief minister.
Congress leader harshly criticised the behaviour of the young comrades through his X account and wrote, “Disgraceful behaviour by SFI goons in blocking Kerala Governor Shri Arif Mohd Khan Sahib’s car yesterday and assaulting his vehicle. His fury is entirely understandable. The police under Communist rule have been agents of lawlessness, complicit in the ruling party’s worst excesses. They allowed an assault on the Governor while allowing the manhandling of peaceful student demonstrators against the CM. Shameful.”
Disgraceful behaviour by SFI goons in blocking @KeralaGovernor Shri ArifMohdKhan Sahib’s car yesterday and assaulting his vehicle. His fury is entirely understandable. The police under Communist rule have been agents of lawlessness, complicit in the ruling party’s worst excesses.… https://t.co/1WxqmibICQ
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) December 12, 2023
Kerala Governor was allegedly struck by members of the SFI, the student wing of the ruling CPI(M) on his way to Thiruvananthapuram International Airport to leave for New Delhi. Governor Khan while talking to the media said that there is a concerted effort at play to cause him physical harm, implying the involvement of chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
“Is it possible that if a Chief Minister program is going on, cars with protesters will be allowed there? Will they (police) allow anybody to come near the car of the Chief Minister? Here cars of the protesters were standing there and police pushed them into their cars and they ran away,” Mr Khan said, reports NDTV.
Governor Khan who was clearly outrageous condemned the incident and said that political disagreement should not lead to any physical violence. Mr Khan alleged that black flags were waved at him and his car was hit by the protestors on both the sides.
According to the police, seven members of the organisation have been arrested in connection with the incident.
