Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 19 -- Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Monday said that he will not be brow-beaten by the protest of the Students Federation of India, the CPI (M)'s student wing.

"I have said several times that if protestors come near my car, then I will step down. One thing should be clear in their minds, I am not going to be frightened. I believe in facing the brutes," Governor Khan told reporters.

The SFI workers showed black flags to Governor Khan in Mattannur on Sunday evening.

Subsequently, clashes erupted between the SFI workers and the police, leading to their detention.

SFI has been protesting against the governor for the last several days, alleging he pushed "BJP-RSS nominees" into various universities in Keral...