Vijayan, Tharoor demand arrest of those issuing threats against Haasan
November 05, 2017  15:24
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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan condemned the death threats to Kamal Haasan by a Hindu Mahasabha leader after the actor said that Hindu terrorists exists. The Kerala chief minister called for the arrest of those issuing "murder/assassination threats".

Pinarayi Vijayan, in a strongly-worded Facebook post, condemned "such criminal attempts against Kamal Haasan's freedom of speech by threatening to murder him by Hindu Mahasabha leader(s)".

The Kerala CM said, "Such religious fanatics and radical minds issuing murder/assassination threats should be immediately arrested by the concerned authorities and stringent legal action is needed against these persons who threatened to kill Kamal Haasan."

Recounting the recent murders of rationalists, Vijayan said, "The entire nation knows WHAT happened to Mahatma Gandhi, Pansare, Dhabolkar, Kalburgi, Gauri Lankesh and WHY? Any move to further add names to that series by such draconian forces has to be opposed and terminated immediately". 

The Kerala chief minister condemned those "resorting to terrorism to accomplish their communal agenda to spread unrest in society and destabilise the country".

Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor, joined CM Pinarayi Vijayan in demanding arrest of those "inciting violence against Kamal Haasan".
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