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AK Antony's son Anil Antony quits Congress after rift with party over BBC documentary on Modi
Anil Antony
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AK Antony's son Anil Antony quits Congress after rift with party over BBC documentary on Modi

| @indiablooms | 25 Jan 2023, 11:17 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Former Defence Minister AK Antony's son Anil Antony on Wednesday quit the Congress a day after criticising BBC's controversial documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, media reports said.

Taking to Twitter, Anil said he quit as he won't give in to his party's "calls to retract a tweet" where he had slammed the documentary.

Narrating his differences with the party, Anil said, "I have resigned from my roles in @incindia @INCKerala. Intolerant calls to retract a tweet,by those fighting for free speech.I refused. @facebook wall of hate/abuses by ones supporting a trek to promote love! Hypocrisy thy name is! Life goes on. Redacted resignation letter below."

Reacting to the documentary, Anil on Tuesday tweeted, "Despite large differences with BJP, I think those in placing views of BBC, a state sponsored channel with a long history of prejudices,and of Jack Straw, the brain behind the Iraq war, over institutions is setting a dangerous precedence,will undermine our sovereignty."

Anil has thanked the Kerala Congress leadership including Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor for supporting and guiding him at various times.

The Centre has blocked access to the two-part BBC documentary which claims to have investigated certain aspects of the 2002 Gujarat riots when Modi was the state's Chief Minister.

The government on Friday directed social media platforms Twitter and YouTube to block links to the series.

Earlier, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the two-part docu-series was a 'propaganda piece designed to push a particular discredited narrative'.

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