Kerala: AK Antony's Son Anil Antony Resigns From All Congress Posts Following Party's Opposition To His Tweet About The BBC's Modi Documentary
Veteran Congress leader and former Kerala Chief Minister A K Antony's son, Anil, on Wednesday (25 January) resigned from all his posts in the party following criticism of his tweet against the controversial BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots.
Anil Antony announced his resignation via a tweet in which he said that he was getting 'intolerant calls' to retract his tweet against the documentary and the 'wall of hate/abuses' on Facebook over the same issue have prompted him to take the decision.
In a portion of the redacted resignation letter, he posted on his Twitter handle, Anil said, 'Considering the events from yesterday, I believe it would be appropriate for me to leave all my roles in the Congress -- as the Convener of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) Digital Media, and as the National Co-coordinator of All India Congress Committee (AICC) Social Media and Digital Communications Cell.'
Anil had on Tuesday (24 January) tweeted that despite large differences with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), those who support and place the views of the British broadcaster and of former UK foreign secretary Jack Straw, the 'brain behind the Iraq war' (involving the US-led coalition in 2003) over Indian institutions are setting a dangerous precedence.
He had also said that he was not against the screening.
The Congress and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), the youth wing of the Communist Party of India- Marxist (CPI-M) had earlier announced statewide screenings of the documentary in protest against 'censorship' and 'abuse of power' by the central government.
(With inputs from PTI)