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SFI activist expresses regret over removal of Kerala minister's poster
A man involved in tearing down a flex board bearing the image of Kerala's IT Minister during a student rally has clarified his actions were unintentional, claiming he mistook the material for promotional content of another political party.
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In a video statement, Akbar Shah explained that he removed the banner featuring IT Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan after confusing it with Congress party promotional material during an SFI (Student Federation of India) gathering. The incident, which occurred during a student rally, triggered a brief controversy before Shah's clarification surfaced. Shah expressed regret over the misunderstanding, attributing his action to confusion rather than deliberate intent to target the minister or his party. The SFI, the student wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), has maintained that the removal was not part of any organized campaign against the minister. The clarification appears to have de-escalated tensions surrounding the incident, with no further political repercussions reported.