“Kerala: Poster of ‘Bharat Mata’ in Raj Bhavan infuriates Left govt’s ministers, boycott event after governor refuses to remove it”, Opindia, June 6, 2025:
“A picture of ‘Bharat Mata’ caused great pain to the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government during an official event held at Raj Bhavan on the occasion of World Environment Day in Kerala. They insisted that the poster should be removed. Furthermore, the program was boycotted by Education Minister V Sivankutty and Agriculture Minister P Prasad.
The ministers in Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s cabinet insisted on taking down the poster from the stage, which Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar opposed. Agriculture Minister Prasad commented that this poster (Bharat Mata), which is tied to ‘iconography’ related to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), will not be accepted.
The officials, reflecting their mindset, abandoned the program at Raj Bhavan and relocated the function to the Darbar Hall of the Secretariat. However, the governor upheld the program’s dignity by lighting a lamp before the portrait. This issue raises profound questions about the commitment of the Kerala government to national unity and constitutional values…….”
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