Cong accuses Kerala govt of ‘disrespecting’ national leaders

Congress in Kerala today accused the CPI(M)-led LDF government of showing ‘disrespect’ to Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and B R Ambedkar by not including their pictures in the invite to the programme being held to celebrate the Diamond jubilee of the state assembly.

KPCC President V M Sudheeran shot off a letter to Speaker P Sreeramakrishanan, saying the programme notice does not have the images of Gandhi, Nehru and Ambedkar whose statues have a prominent place in front of the assembly, while that of E M S Namboodiripad, the state’s first Chief Minister, has been given prominence.