Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's office in Thiruvananthapuram was allegedly vandalised by BJP workers over his 'Hindu Pakistan' remark.
According to media reports, the party activists allegedly sprinkled black oil on the entrance of the office and placed a wreath and a board which read 'Pakistan Office'. Nobody was reportedly present at the office when the incident took place on Monday afternoon.
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The activists fled the scene by the time the police arrived. A case has been registered against a group of unidentified individuals.
Reacting to the incident, Shashi Tharoor said, "People had come with their concerns but you scared them away from here. Is this what we want in our country? I am asking as a citizen, not as an MP. This is not the Hinduism that I know of," reports ANI.
Kerala Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala said this is a dastardly attack which exposed the real face of the BJP, according to media reports.
A livid BJP had come out strongly against Shashi Tharoor's comment, demanding that Congress president Rahul Gandhi apologise as his party leader had "attacked Indian democracy and Hindus". While Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar termed Shashi Tharoor's comment as "unfortunate" and claimed it showed the "double standards" of the Congress, Union minister Giriraj Singh said such statements could divide the country.
(With agency inputs)