Opposition MLAs walk out from the Assembly on Tuesday after Speaker A.N. Shamseer refused to allow a discussion on the alleged death threat made by a BJP leader against Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.
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Printu Mahadevan, former State president of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and current State convener of the Bharatiya Janata Party teachers’ cell, who had made a death threat against Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi during a private television debate, surrendered before the Peramangalam police in Thrissur on Tuesday evening.
Earlier, the Peramangalam police had registered a case against Mr. Mahadevan under Sections 192, 352, and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for instigating unrest and issuing threats.
He reached the police station along with BJP leaders for surrendering. “I am a teacher. I never promote violence,” he said while surrendering at the police station.
Mr. Mahadevan, who works as a schoolteacher, sparked outrage after making a provocative remark that “a bullet will be fired at Rahul Gandhi’s chest” while participating in a discussion on the ongoing protests in Ladakh. The case was filed following a complaint lodged by Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee secretary C.C. Sreekumar who alleged that Mr. Mahadevan’s statement was an open attempt to incite violence and spread lawlessness in the country.
Meanwhile, the BJP staged a protest condemning the police action against Mr. Mahadevan, calling it politically motivated.
The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Opposition disrupted the Assembly proceedings on Tuesday after Speaker A.N. Shamseer refused to consider the Opposition’s notice for an adjournment debate on the government’s “failure to prosecute” the BJP spokesperson who issued “death threats against Rahul Gandhi” on live television on September 26.
Published – September 30, 2025 08:24 pm IST
