New Delhi: "Kanhaiya Kumar should continue what he is doing," despite the allegations of sedition against the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union President, his elder brother Manikant Singh is standing firm with him, claiming that Kanhaiya is innocent.
"Keep walking on the same path, keep exercising your freedom of speech. I trust you and I'm proud of you. We will together deal will whatever happens," his brother asserted.
He added that he was confident that the video where the JNUSU president is being shown raising anti-India slogans is doctored. "I have seen the video on TV. He can not even say such a thing in his dreams. It is doctored. This is a plot to divide JNU," he said.
Kanhaiya's brother also blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh for the controversy. "He is being targeted as he voices his opinion which does not match the ideologies of the RSS and the BJP. He has been vocal while opposing the ideologies of these parties thus he is being targeted," he said.
Kanhaiya's family members have also asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "break silence" over the row, saying "a lot was expected" from him. Expressing concern over the attack on Kanhaiya at Patiala House Courts, roles played by a section of lawyers, media and Delhi Police in the matter, they said the JNUSU president "will come out clean".
"Today we have read in a newspaper that the Prime Minister was not happy with the developments at JNU. He has not said anything on the issue so far. He (Modi) too comes from a poor family, like we do. He should break his silence, a lot is expected from him," his brother said.
Manikant, who is in the national capital along with his uncle Rajendra Singh, cousin Prashant Kumar and other relatives hoping to meet Kanhaiya, said the lawyers' attack on his brother last Monday had left his family "worried" and urged authorities to ensure his safety when the future hearings take place.
The relatives also questioned the role of Delhi Police, including Commissioner B S Bassi, and accused them of being "mute spectators" when the students' leader was being attacked on the court premises. "There was this media trial too by a section of it. Concocted videos were aired by some news channels depicting Kanhaiya as an anti-nationalist. This defamed him initially. This left people in our village perplexed. But they are now supporting us as the footage turned out to be fake," he added.
"This whole episode is like a film wherein a villain enters the scene, does something wrong and then gets beaten. We are sure Kanhaiya will emerge as a hero. He already is, and we are proud of him," he added. Rajendra seconded Manikant, saying "fascist" forces will be "defeated".
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