Hyderabad, July 15 -- A shocking incident has come to light, that too on live television, where a Hindutva foot-soldier attacked a rationalist repeatedly using his footwear.

The topic of the debate was "religion or politics" and the focus of the debate was on how the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was using Hindu mythological figures for political gains.

There were five people in the debate panel, including the anchor. One of them was Vijaya Viharam Editor Ramana Murthy, who is also the national secretary of Jai Bharat Foundation, a non-governmental organisation which has been working on educational development, rural empowerment and social welfare.

The other three were Kashyap Reddy, who wore a scarf around his neck that read "Dharmavee...