Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 21 -- Kerala Pradesh Congress President Sunny Joseph has called for action against the State's Cultural Affairs Minister Saji Cherian for "stoking communalism" with his recent remarks and alleged that the CPI (M) and the government are protecting the minister.

Addressing mediapersons here, Joseph said that Cherian's remarks questioned Kerala's "cutural ethos" and the Congress will raise this issue during the ongoing Assembly Session.

"Minister Saji Cherian's expression of regret over his communal remark is not sufficient. The party and the government must take action. The party and the government are protecting Saji Cherian. Kerala's Cultural Affairs Minister is stoking communalism. He is the same minister who h...