An anonymous letter threatening to kill Rahul Gandhi at an election meeting in Puducherry has been received by a senior Congress leader V Narayanasamy. The Congress Vice President is scheduled to address an election rally of the Congress-DMK alliance on Tuesday at Karaikal in Puducherry.
After the death threat letter surfaced, a delegation of top Congress leaders met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Monday and urged him to beef up Rahul’s security.
Singh assured the delegation there will be prompt action and security enhancement. Narayanasamy, an AICC General Secretary and a former Union Minister said that he had received an ‘unsigned letter’ at his Puducherry residence on May 5, threatening him and Rahul Gandhi.
Narayanasamy said he had filed a complaint with police and had also informed the party high
command. The Special Protection Group(SPG) and the Intelligence Bureau(IB) were later on Monday ordered by the Government to take maximum precautions for Rahul Gandhi’s security.
Acting swiftly, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi directed the SPG, responsible for the protection of the Congress Vice President, and the IB to take all necessary precautionary measures in this regard. Mehrishi’s missive to the two agencies came soon after Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh asked him to take up the issue seriously.