Congress veteran AK Antony's son Anil K Antony has quit the party alleging "intolerant calls to retract a tweet" in which he had denounced a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and called it a "dangerous precedent".Anil Antony, who was part of the Congress's social media cell in Kerala, shared his resignation letter on Twitter on Wednesday and cited "abuses by ones supporting a trek to promote love" in a caustic reference to Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra.
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. pic.twitter.com/0i8QpNIoXW
— Anil K Antony (@anilkantony) January 25, 2023
"Considering the events from Tuesday, I believe it would be appropriate for me to leave all my roles in the Congress," Anil wrote in his resignation letter relinquishing his duty both as the convener of the KPCC digital media and also the national co-ordinator of the Congress social media and digital communication cell.
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