Thiruvananthapuram, July 28 -- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) Kerala state secretary MV Govindan on Tuesday described the recent Delhi student protests as a "new chapter" in national politics, claiming that the agitation forced Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to retreat.

He also launched a sharp attack on RSS ideologue TG Mohandas for his controversial remarks on the protesters, and accused the Congress-led Keralam government of double standards in how it has handled cases linked to the protests.

Speaking to reporters, Govindan said, "The Delhi protest has opened a new chapter. It has become a historic movement that forced Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to retre...