<p>Kerala state Congress president K Sudhakaran on Monday said former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru compromised with communal fascism to protect democracy.</p>.<p>At an event in Kannur, the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president cited the instance of Nehru making RSS leader and Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mukherjee a minister in his Cabinet.</p>.<p>He added that Nehru was willing to compromise with communal fascists to protect the values of democracy.</p>.<p>Sudhakaran also said that appointing B R Ambedkar as law minister was also a step by Nehru to uphold democracy. "Such instances show his magnanimity," he said.</p>.<p>The comments raised many eyebrows, especially since they came soon after his statement that Congress protected the RSS during the outfit's initial days in Kerala as the CPI(M) attacked them.</p>.<p>Sudhakaran had justified that in a democracy, all outfits that were not banned had the right to work. Therefore, Congress offered protection to the RSS.</p>.<p>The CPI(M) alleged that it was them who came under attack from the saffron outfit. CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan had said Sudhakaran's comments indicate Congress's nexus with BJP-RSS.</p>
<p>Kerala state Congress president K Sudhakaran on Monday said former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru compromised with communal fascism to protect democracy.</p>.<p>At an event in Kannur, the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president cited the instance of Nehru making RSS leader and Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mukherjee a minister in his Cabinet.</p>.<p>He added that Nehru was willing to compromise with communal fascists to protect the values of democracy.</p>.<p>Sudhakaran also said that appointing B R Ambedkar as law minister was also a step by Nehru to uphold democracy. "Such instances show his magnanimity," he said.</p>.<p>The comments raised many eyebrows, especially since they came soon after his statement that Congress protected the RSS during the outfit's initial days in Kerala as the CPI(M) attacked them.</p>.<p>Sudhakaran had justified that in a democracy, all outfits that were not banned had the right to work. Therefore, Congress offered protection to the RSS.</p>.<p>The CPI(M) alleged that it was them who came under attack from the saffron outfit. CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan had said Sudhakaran's comments indicate Congress's nexus with BJP-RSS.</p>
