BJP flag on Gandhiji statue evokes protests in Palakkad
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Police remove BJP flag from Gandhiji statue in Palakkad. | Photo Credit: K.K. Mustafah The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Palakkad Municipality had egg on its face for the second time in a month when the party’s flag was found draped on a Mahatma Gandhi statue within the municipal office compound here on Monday morning.
It was not known who hoisted the BJP flag on the statue. The incident evoked sharp protests from the CPI(M), the Congress and their youth wings. Police removed the flag and began an inquiry into the incident.