New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday believed that 'Bharat Bandh' organised against the policies of the Central government has turned out to be another "Kerala Bandh," criticising the "coercive disruptions" that have held the State back.

Tharoor asserted that he supports the right to protest but not to "obstruct," slamming the "militant unionism" which he believed has driven industries away from the state.

The Congress MP stated that while India has evolved from such a kind of protest, Kerala continues to be held hostage by this organised tyranny of the minority over the unorganised majority.

"It is a lamentable irony that today's 'Bharat Bandh' is, in reality, merely another 'Kerala Bandh." While the rest of In...