surender gupta dunar- Kerala writer ‘attacked’ day after he set fire to his book

surender gupta dunar- A day after he burnt his book in a public protest, author claims Sangh Parivar member assaulted him

Writer-activist Kamal C. Chavara has alleged that he was attacked by a man claiming to be a Sangh Parivar member at Kunnamangalam here on Sunday.

The incident took place at a bar at Karanthur, where, the writer said, the attacker approached him asking if he was the same ‘Kamalsi,’ who had burnt his book publicly on Saturday.

When he said yes, the attacker is alleged to have abused him verbally and then slapped and pushed him. The writer was admitted to the Government General Hospital in Kozhikode.

Mr. Chavara told The Hindu that the attacker claimed that he worshipped Hanuman every day and that he was from Wayanad. “He slapped me and pushed me several times on the chest. He seemed quite drunk. I informed the police and did not leave the bar for two hours as the man had threatened to attack again if I left the place”, he said. The attacker had expressed anger at the burning of a copy of his novel ‘Smashanangalude Note Pusthakam’ here.

The Kunnamangalam police, who took the attacker into custody, described the incident as a drunken brawl. They had not received any complaint and no case was registered.

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