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Dictators subvert electoral systems to cling to power: Satheesan

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Dictators subvert electoral systems to cling to power: Satheesan
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Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan along with other Ministers, senior leaders of Congress party at Gandhi Park in East Fort during a large gathering organised demanding the removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday.
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Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan along with other Ministers, senior leaders of Congress party at Gandhi Park in East Fort during a large gathering organised demanding the removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday. | Photo Credit: JAYAMOHAN A.

Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on Monday said dictators often subvert electoral systems to cling to power before dismantling civil rights. This trend is evident in India under the BJP leadership, he said.

He was inaugurating the ‘Save Democracy’ gathering organised by the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) at Gandhi Park to protest against arrests linked to the Delhi agitations, demand the protection of democratic rights and seek the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

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