Tom Vattakuzhy 'Death Of Gandhi'Kerala’s finance minister Thomas Isaac defended using a painting of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination on the cover of the state’s budget which was presented in the assembly on Friday. Isaac confirmed it was a political statement and said the Kerala government was “sending out a message.” “Definitely, it is a political statement, the cover of my budget speech. We are sending out a message that we will not forget who murdered Gandhi,” he told ANI. Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac: This is important at the times when history is being re-written. “We are all fighting against communal forces, but the Budget cover should have been avoided” MoneyControl quoted him as saying.

Source: Huffington Post February 07, 2020 10:41 UTC