'CRPF security ring won't deter SFI from protesting against Governor'

A day after the Union government granted Z-plus security to the governor in the wake of the series of bizarre scenes that unfolded in the streets in Kollam, the CPM on Sunday said the CRPF’s protection ring for Arif Mohammed Khan would not deter the SFI from protesting against him. Party state secretary M V Govindan also accused the governor of blatantly lying that SFI workers had hit his car during the protest.

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“Will the arrival of the CRPF, or even the Army, prevent anyone from protesting? Those who have resolved to protest will go ahead with their plans,” he told reporters in Thiruvananthapuram. The SFI that has launched the stir against Khan would continue the agitation, he said.

Govindan termed as a lie Khan’s charge that SFI activists who waved black flags at him in Kollam had pounded his car. He said the truth emerged after TV channels aired visuals of the incident. The protesters were nowhere near his car and