Akhil Giri threatens to interrupt bones of Suvendu Adhikari: Details

On Friday (November 11), Trinamool Congress Minister Akhil Giri threatened BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari with bodily hurt after a stage of the ruling social gathering was discovered vandalised in Nandigram.

In a video that has now surfaced on social media, he was heard saying, “We have seen pictures of people who went up on the TMC stage and destroyed it. I am making a request to the police that we need to nab all the accused, including Suvendu.”

The TMC Minister threatened, “Suvendu is doing a bit too much. He is displaying his might because he has central security. Will break his hand and bones in Nandigram.” As per experiences, Akhil Giri is the uncle of Suvendu Adhikari (he had married the now-deceased aunt of the BJP chief).

He claimed that the state of affairs in West Bengal might be delivered to a boil provided that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee desired. “We have said this in Netaji Indoor Stadium that if Mamata Banerjee nods her head, then, we will break his (Suvendu’s) bones,” Akhil Giri warned.

“I am giving the police 3 days’ time…If the culprits are not arrested by Tuesday (November 15), then, all the people of Nandigram will gather in one place and teach a befitting lesson to the leader of the rival party (referring to Suvendu Adhikari),” he threatened.

The TMC Minister continued his provocative remarks and warned the Opposition leaders in opposition to ‘playing with fire.’ He additional reminded them that his social gathering members are able to violence as they aren’t adherents of Ramkrishna Mission or Bharat Seva Ashram.

The Background of the Controversy

On Thursday (November 10), each the BJP and the Trinamool Congress noticed Martyr’s Day in Nandigram (the constituency of Suvendu Adhikari) in remembrance of these killed by CPI(M) cadres through the Nandigram agitation of 2007.

A day later, the stage of TMC was discovered vandalised and charred. The social gathering was fast in charge the rival BJP and staged a street blockade for over 10 hours, demanding the arrest of the accused. The BJP, in flip, alleged that the arson was the fallout of infighting throughout the Trinamool Congress.

On Saturday (November 12) evening, the police raided the residence of BJP chief Meghnath Paul in connection to the case. A First Information Report (FIR) was additionally lodged in opposition to Paul and Adhikari.

The BJP has accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of finishing up political vengeance. BJP chief Abhijit Maity stated, “On the instructions of the TMC, the police were trying to malign Meghnath Paul and other BJP workers.”

‘Have you looked at her face’: Akhil Giri made derogatory remarks about President Murmu

On Friday, the Trinamool Congress chief additionally courted controversy after taking potshots on the facial look of President Draupadi Murmu. Akhil Giri made the misogynist remarks throughout a public handle in Nandigram city in Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal.

In a video that went viral on social media, he was heard as saying, “He (Suvendu Adhikari) claimed that I don’t look good. How beautiful is Suvendu? We don’t judge people by their appearance. We respect the office of the President (Draupadi Murmu). But have you looked at her face?”

#WATCH | “We don’t judge anyone by their appearance, we respect the office of the President (of India). But how does our President look?,” says West Bengal Minister and TMC chief Akhil Giri in Nandigram (11.11.2022) pic.twitter.com/UcGKbGqc7p

— ANI (@ANI) November 12, 2022

After coming underneath the road of fireside, the TMC legislator tried to rationalise his remarks within the title of an apology. “I respect President. I mentioned the post&made a comparison to respond to Suvendu Adhikari, I didn’t take any name,” Giri stated.

“He had said Akhil Giri looks bad in his appearance. I’m a min,took oath to office. If something is said against me, it’s an insult to Constitution. I said ‘President’, I didn’t take anyone’s name,” he continued.

We have the utmost respect for Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu.

Our social gathering strongly condemns the unlucky remarks made by MLA Akhil Giri and clarifies that we don’t endorse such statements.

In the period of girls’s empowerment, such misogyny is unacceptable.

— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) November 12, 2022

Following outrage by netizens and from political quarters, the Trinamool Congress was pressured to situation a clarification and ‘condemn’ the remarks of its social gathering chief.

In a tweet, it stated, “We have the utmost respect for Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu. Our party strongly condemns the unfortunate remarks made by MLA Akhil Giri and clarifies that we do not endorse such statements.”