Rahul Gandhi condemns lynching of tribal man in Kerala
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday condemned the lynching of a tribal man in Kerala and said the incident left him shocked.
" I am deeply disturbed by the savage and cruel lynching of a tribal in Kerala yesterday, captured on camera. We must guard against growing intolerance in our society & speak out in one voice to condemn these acts of mindless violence," Gandhi tweeted.
I am deeply disturbed by the savage and cruel lynching of a tribal in Kerala yesterday, captured on camera.
— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) February 24, 2018
We must guard against growing intolerance in our society & speak out in one voice to condemn these acts of mindless violence.
A 27-year-old tribal man was on Thursday night beaten to death by local people over allegation of theft in Kadukumanna village in Attappady, near Palakkad in Kerala.
Only two people have been arrested in connection with the killing while over 15 people were reportedly involved in the attack.
A video of the attack went viral on Friday which led to nationwide protest.
There has been a post too on social media which showed a man taking a selfie with the injured victim.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan condemned the killing saying a civilised society can’t tolerate such heinous acts, the Hindustan Times reported.
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