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Bharat Mata Row Heats Up, Sparks Protests Across Kerala
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
|June 22, 2025
The Bharat Mata portrait row involving Kerala governor Rajendra Vishawanath Arlekar triggered a series of street protests on Saturday with the ruling CPI (M)'s official mouthpiece publishing a hard-hitting editorial against the Raj Bhavan.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:
Kerala has been witnessing a tussle between Arlekar and the LDF government over the display of Bharat Mata portrait during events at the Raj Bhavan.
In a strongly worded editorial, Deshabhimani, the official organ of the Marxist party in the state, asserted that Raj Bhavan is not a "shakha" (unit) of the RSS.
As per the latest photos released by Raj Bhavan, the governor paid floral tributes to the portrait during the Yoga Day celebrations on Saturday.
This story is from the June 22, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Bengaluru.
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