P.V. Anvar, Left Democratic Front (LDF) Independent MLA of Nilambur, kicked up a controversy when he said during an election rally at Edathanattukara, near Mannarkkad, on Monday that the DNA of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should be checked.
Airing doubts over Mr. Gandhi’s lineage, Mr. Anvar said that he had become so cheap as not to deserve the surname Gandhi. Mr. Anvar, known for his vituperative tongue, lashed out at Mr. Gandhi apparently angered over the Congress leader’s remarks against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Mr. Gandhi had wondered why the Narendra Modi government and its agencies had spared Mr. Vijayan in spite of his anti-Bharatiya Janata Party stand.
EC moved
Congress leaders on Tuesday approached the Election Commission (EC) seeking action against Mr. Anvar for his vilifying remarks against Mr. Gandhi.
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee acting president M.M. Hassan said that the police should register a case against Mr. Anvar for insulting Mr. Gandhi and the Nehru family. According to him, the Chief Minister was using Mr. Anvar to calumniate Mr. Gandhi.
All India Congress Committee secretary K.C. Venugopal said the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] had entrusted Mr. Anvar with the task of humiliating the Nehru family.
