National award-winning director Priyanandan, was reportedly attacked by a suspected RSS worker on Friday, January 25 for his views on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Sabarimala issue.
“It appears that this person was waiting for me. He came after me, hit me, poured cow dung water on me. All this happened around 9 am. Generally I take a walk on this particular route everyday around 7 am, but today I got delayed. This is not a one-man attack, there are others behind this,” said Priyanandan, reported IANS .
On condition of anonymity, a police officer at the Cherpu Police station confirmed to IANS that Priyanandan was attacked by the suspected right-wing man . “He was beaten up and water mixed with cow dung was flung on him. A probe is on,” the cop reportedly said.
53-year-old Priyanadan, who had won the National Award for his film ‘Pulijanma’ in 2006, reportedly had to delete his Facebook post critical of the RSS, following protests from the right-wing.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan condemned the attack saying, “This unholy act has taken place just because he made his point of view in the social media. Soon after his post came, he was under cyber attack. This will not be tolerated and appropriate action would be taken,” IANS reported.
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