Synopsis: Speaker AN Shamseer, however, rejected the motion, remarking that a statement made in a TV debate did not carry the urgency required for an adjournment motion. He said the matter could instead be raised as a submission. This stance triggered an uproar, with Leader of Opposition VD Satheesan charging that the remark was “serious” and accused the government of protecting those who threatened a national leader.

The Kerala Legislative Assembly was abruptly adjourned on Tuesday, 30 September, after high drama unfolded between the ruling front, LDF, and the Opposition, UDF, over a controversial remark allegedly made by a Kerala BJP spokesperson Printu Mahadev against Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, during a television debate.

Mahadevan, a former ABVP state president,

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