Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 12 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today sharply criticised the nationwide "Bharat Bandh", describing it as, in effect, "merely another Kerala Bandh", and asserted that the state continues to suffer from coercive shutdowns long abandoned by the rest of the country.
In a strongly worded statement, Tharoor termed it a "lamentable irony" that while much of India has moved beyond disruptive bandhs, Kerala remains "uniquely held hostage by this organized tyranny of the minority over the unorganized majority".
He reiterated his long-standing position that while the right to protest is fundamental in a democracy, it does not extend to obstructing others or curtailing their freedoms.
"My stand has been consistent since I e...