P.V. Anvar, Left Democratic Front (LDF) Independent MLA of Nilambur, kicked up a controversy when he said during an election rally at Edathanattukara, near Mannarkkad, on Monday that the DNA of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should be checked.
Airing doubts over Mr. Gandhi’s lineage, Mr. Anvar said that he had become so cheap as not to deserve the surname Gandhi. Mr. Anvar, known for his vituperative tongue, lashed out at Mr. Gandhi apparently angered over the Congress leader’s remarks against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Mr. Gandhi had wondered why the Narendra Modi government and its agencies had spared Mr. Vijayan in spite of his anti-Bharatiya Janata Party stand.
