Kerala CM attacks Sakshi Maharaj for supporting Dera chief

August 26, 2017 18:54

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today came down heavily on BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj for defending Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who was convicted in a rape case, saying his words exposed the "inhuman face" of the Sangh Parivar.

In a Facebook post, he said, "The BJP leader's question of who was right whether crores of people who revered Ram Rahim as God or the woman who accused him of rape, was a 'challenge or cruel mockery' towards womanhood."

Maharaj had supported the Dera chief, who was yesterday convicted by a CBI court in a rape case, and had described him as a "simple person" yesterday.

"Sakshi Maharaj, who described a culprit accused of raping a minor girl as a great soul, has exposed the inhuman face of the Sangh Parivar. The attempt to protect the culprit by insulting the victim is a criminal offence," Vijayan said.

The chief minister also alleged that BJP-RSS leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, were supporting Maharaj through their "silence".

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