Thiruvananthapuram, Sept. 29 -- Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on Tuesday demanded that BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar apologise to the people for insulting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
Chennithala said Rahul Gandhi was fighting to protect Indian democracy and described the BJP leader's remarks against him as a challenge to the people.
He alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP were attempting to weaken Indian democracy by exerting influence over institutions, including the Election Commission.
"The Election Commission was once a system that served as a model to the entire world. Today, it has been reduced to the level of a BJP local office," Chennithala alleged.
He further alleged that the Chief Electi...