Overview

• K C Venugopal wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah calling the televised remark a cold and calculated threat and pressing for swift, exemplary legal action through the state police.
• Printu Mahadev, a former ABVP state president appearing for the BJP on News18 Kerala, allegedly said during a debate on Ladakh violence that Rahul Gandhi will be shot in the chest.
• KPCC president Sunny Joseph demanded immediate registration of an FIR and the arrest of the panelist and asked BJP leaders to expel the representative who issued the threat.
• Kerala Opposition leader V D Satheesan criticised the state government and police for not acting on their own and alleged a tacit understanding with the BJP while asserting Rahul Gandhi would not be intimidated.
• CWC member Ramesh Chennithala urged police to register a case without delay and alleged reluctance by Kerala police, with no confirmed arrest or FIR reported in the coverage.