Pinarayi Vijayan slams BJP's silences over assault on pastor in Odisha

The Kerala CM Vijayan said that even 27 years after the murder of Graham Staines, the same forces of intolerance continue to operate with impunity.

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has flayed the silence of BJP-led government over the assault on a pastor in Odisha.

Vijayan said in a social media post that even 27 years after the murder of Graham Staines, the same forces of intolerance continue to operate with impunity.  

"The brutal assault on a pastor in Odisha is not an isolated crime; it reflects the atmosphere of violence and hatred being systematically fostered by the Sangh Parivar. Forcing a human being to eat cow dung is a deeply inhuman act, emboldened by the silence and complicity of BJP-led governments. As we mark 27 years since the horrific murder of Graham Staines and his young sons, it is evident that the same forces of intolerance continue to operate with impunity even today. Not just in Odisha, across India, the secular fabric of our nation is under sustained attack. This coordinated attempt to undermine constitutional democracy and impose the Sangh Parivar's communal politics must be firmly resisted," said the CPI()M top leader.