Bengaluru: Is Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to respond each time a “dog dies in Karnataka”, Sri Ram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik asked in a reference to the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, drawing a furious reaction from the Congress on Monday.
“Everyone is saying that Hindu groups conspired to kill Gauri Lankesh, but two murders in Maharashtra and two in Karnataka took place during Congress' rule,” he said, referring to the killings of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, Left leader Govind Pansare, Kannada writer M M Kalburagi and Lankesh.“No one questioned the Congress govt’s failure... instead these Left-leaning intellectuals ask Modi to speak on Lankesh's death,” he said. “Do you expect Modi to respond every time a dog dies in Karnataka?” he asked.
