Recall Lakshadweep administrator: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin tells PM Modi

MDMK chief Vaiko, and actor-politician Kamal Haasan also condemned administrator Patel's actions in the UT

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday demanded that the Union Government recall Lakshadweep administrator Praful Khoda Patel for imposing “anti-people” legislations in the tiny Union Territory.

In a post on his verified Twitter page, Stalin accused Patel of forcibly bringing in “anti-people" regulations to "alienate Muslims" living there is causing anguish. Muslims form majority of the population in the tiny UT.

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“The Prime Minister's Office should intervene in the matter and relieve him of the post. Our country's strength is pluralism,” Stalin wrote.

MDMK chief Vaiko, and actor-politician Kamal Haasan also condemned Patel's actions in the UT.