I am deeply disturbed by the savage and cruel lynching of a tribal in Kerala said Rahul Gandhi

A day after a video emerged which showed a tribal man getting lynched by a mob in Kerala, Congress president Rahul Gandhi condemned the "act of mindless violence" and underscored the need to raise voice against "growing intolerance" in the country.

"I am deeply disturbed by the savage and cruel lynching of a tribal in Kerala yesterday, captured on camera. We must guard against growing intolerance in our society and speak out in one voice to condemn these acts of mindless violence," he tweeted.

On Friday, the Kerala Police arrested two persons in connection with



the alleged lynching of a tribal youth at Attappadi in Palakkad district.

The postmortem report revealed that the man died of the trauma caused by torture. The report also said that he was beaten up and had internal injuries and injuries to his head and back.

The mother of the deceased refused to take his body until the culprits of the crime were arrested.

Tribal and human rights activists staged protests in various parts of the state after photos and visuals of the fatal attack went viral on social media besides being telecast by TV channels.