KOTTAYAM: Kerala Congress (M) vice chairman and Chief Whip P C George inaugurating a programme organized by the BJP has sparked a controversy. George flagged off ‘Run for Unity’ marathon called by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the installation of the statue of country’s first home minister Sarda Vallabhai Patel.
The marathon organized to mark the death anniversary of Patel, by the BJP district leadership in Kottayam started at 9.30 am in front of the collectorate. George with a saffron coloured shawl round his neck also exchanged pleasantries with the BJP leaders. George also presented a T-shirt with the picture of Modi to a 10-year-old-girl soon after the inauguration. The marathon came to an end in front of the Gandhi statue.
Meantime, George said that he attended the function on his own. I did not attend the function organized by the BJP. Instead the marathon was organized by a panel led by Justice K T Thomas. Sardar Patel was a noted Congress leader and I respect him often known as the ‘Iron Man of India’, he said.
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