Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan slams attack on Arvind Kejriwal

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday condemned the attack on Aam Admi Party chief and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and said the inaction of the police has encouraged the attackers.
Kejriwal was slapped allegedly by a disgruntled AAP supporter during a roadshow on Saturday.
"We are outraged and horrified by this act of aggression against the chief minister of a state," Vijayan said in a Facebook post.
He said the attack on Kejriwal was an attempt to muzzle the voices against the Sangh Parivar.
Vijayan said he had spoken to Kejriwal over the phone and that this was not the first time he has been attacked.
The inaction of the Delhi police, which is controlled by the central government, has served as an encouragement for the attackers, Vijayan said.
Kejriwal Sunday alleged that the BJP was responsible for the attack and claimed he was targeted because he had been lately questioning prime minister Narendra Modi's 'relationship' with Pakistan.
The BJP, however, rubbished the claim as Kejriwal's 'propaganda'. agencies