Thiruananthapuram: Ruling CPM-led LDF MLA P B Anvar has courted a major controversy stating that Rahul Gandhi’s DNA should be examined to ascertain whether he belongs to the Gandhi family.
Anwar made highly controversial remarks at an election meeting and chose to refer to the Congress as “Rahul” and avoided mentioning Gandhi surname throughout his speech.The Nilambur MLA’s attack was in response to Rahul Gandhi’s sharp criticism against Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan during his recent election campaign meetings in Kerala.
Rahul Gandhi had accused Pinarayi of attacking him regularly and being soft on Narendra Modi. “While a sitting chief minister and a former CM were in jail for taking on the BJP, there was no action against Pinarayi Vijayan whose name is linked to certain cases including CMRL and gold smuggling. At a time when the BJP is going after opposition leaders who are criticising Modi, the Centre is neither registering cases nor grilling and arresting…