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Sangh leader Kundan Chandravat, who made a controversial statement against Kerala CM in Ujjain, retracted his comment, but not before he was relieved of his responsibilities by the RSS on Friday.
Earlier on Thursday, he had blamed Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for the alleged murder of 300 Sangh workers in the state, and announced a bounty of Rs 1 crore on the CM’s head.
Addressing a programme in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain, Sangh-Prachar Pramukh Kundan Chandrawat accused the Left-ruled government in Kerala of planning attacks on those working for the saffron outfit. He also sought to ‘remind’ the Kerala government of carnage in Gujarat that followed the Godhra train burning.
He said he gave the statement in his personal capacity, and not as a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh member.
Earlier, the RSS leader told the media in the Madhya Pradesh city, "the Leftist government of Kerala is murdering democracy. Those participating in Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh camps are being murdered."
During a protest event held at Ujjain on Wednesday, Chandrawat said:
Reacting to Chandrawat’s shocking hate speech, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan said, “the Sangh Parivar has taken the heads of several people.”
CPI-M Kerala Secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said the RSS won't be able to "remove even a hair of Vijayan" and warned the organisation "not to play with the CPI-M".
Opposition leader and Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala said the RSS leader should be immediately arrested.
CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence after Chandrawat's announcement of a bounty to have Vijayan beheaded.
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