Congress workers allegedly damage actor Joju George's car during protest in Kerala
Kochi, Nov 1: The windshield of Malayalam actor Joju George's car was broken by angry Congress protestors following a verbal spat with the party workers, who had blocked National Highway to protest the fuel hike.
The actor reportedly questioned the Congress workers for blocking the road from Edapally to Vytilla and this lead to a heated argument between the actor and Congress workers. During the process, some workers broke the windshield of his car.
The situation returned to normalcy after the cops' intervention, say reports.
Kerala: Windshield of actor Joju George's car was broken during a protest by Congress against rising fuel prices at NH-47 in Kochi after he objected to the roadblock
— ANI (@ANI) November 1, 2021
"I'm not a member of any party but it affects our daily lives. Don't repeat this condition," the actor said pic.twitter.com/kqJn9ghFNY
The Congress worker alleged that Joju George misbehaved with a woman party worker and this forced the protesters to damage his car. Kodikkunil Suresh, working president of Congress, claimed that the party organised the protest for the people and there will be a little inconvenience for the people during such protests.
He said that the actor might not be facing the pinch of the fuel rise but people are suffering.
K Sudhakaran, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president, slammed the actor alleging him of confronting the protestors like a goon and misbehaving with women. He defended the party workers' reaction to damage his vehicle calling it "a natural reaction."
He
also
alleged
the
46-year-old
actor
of
getting
into
the
brawl
in
a
drunken
state.
However,
Geroge
denied
allegations
and
said
that
such
protests
were
affecting
the
common
man
and
will
only
affect
the
poor.
"This
shouldn't
be
allowed
to
happen.
The
protesters
are
not
paying
attention
even
to
the
police.
Political
parties
should
work
for
the
people.
They
shouldn't
trouble
us.
I
don't
mean
to
say
that
the
fuel
price
hike
is
not
an
issue.
But
this
is
not
the
way
to
protest
against
it.
Would
the
prices
come
down
with
such
a
protest?
Shouldn't
our
leaders
show
a
little
more
maturity," Manorama
quoted
Joju
as
saying.
Meanwhile,
the
police
said
that
action
would
be
taken
against
those
who
shattered
the
glass
of
his
vehicle.
"Action
would
be
taken
against
the
culprits
after
examining
the
video
footage
of
the
incidents.
No
written
permission
was
sought
for
the
agitation
but
there
was
enough
police
deployment
after
coming
to
know
about
the
protest
through
the
media,"
a
police
officer
is
quoting
as
saying
by
PTI.
The
police
officials
said
that
no
written
permission
was
sought
for
the
agitation
by
the
Congress
workers
but
there
was
enough
police
deployment
after
coming
to
know
about
the
protest
through
the
media.
The
petrol
and
diesel
rates
have
hit
a
new
high
in
Kerala
after
48
paisa
was
hiked
on
Monday.
While
petrol
is
sold
at
109.78
per
litre,
diesel
is
retailed
at
Rs
103.65
per
litre.