Oommen Chandy invitation row: Gandhi slams Centre, Modi
"The Prime Minister of the country has insulted people of Kerala. He has stopped the Chief Minister from going to a function. The CM of Kerala is the voice of the state. The PM has insulted that voice," Gandhi told reporters.
Chandy was first invited then asked to keep away from a function in Kollam on Tuesday where Modi is scheduled to unveil the statue of former Congress leader R Shankar.
Chandy also attacked the government over the issue and tweeted: "I considered the opportunity to participate in the statue unveiling function of Shri #RShankar as an honour.I felt extremely sad when I was told not to attend the function by the organisers who invited me to the event."
He said: "It is not a personal insult. #Kerala was insulted when its CM was denied the right to participate in an event where the PM is attending.The statue unveiling is not a #BJP function, it is the Ist public event of #PM in #Kerala, denying #CM from attending is protocol violation."
In a later tweet, the CM said: "A letter was sent after I was told not to attend #RShankar's statue unveiling function at #Kollam where #PM #NarendraModi is participating."
He said allowing all to participate in the event would have been the proper move to pay 'best homage' to R Shankar.
Modi will visit Kerala on Dec 14 and 15.
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