"You have every right to protest. But you cannot shout me down... When you shut the door for debate and discussion, you are promoting culture of violence... Shri Irfan Habib tried on stage to disrupt inaugural address questioning Hon'ble Governor's right to quote Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad, shouting that he should quote (Nathuram) Godse. He pushed Hon'ble Governor's ADC and security officer, who prevented his unseemly gesture... Shri Irfan Habib raised some points on CAA. But, when Hon'ble Governor addressed these points, Sh.Habib rose from seat to physically stop him... Hon'ble Governor said that he had responded to points raised by previous speakers,as a person duty bound to defend &protect the Constitution. But trying to disrupt speech from stage&audience due to intolerance towards different opinion is undemocratic."
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Arif Mohammad Khan, when "Irfan Habib and some others tried their best to stop him from speaking" at a public function during Indian History Congres in December 2019. Quoted in Kerala governor says historian Irfan Habib tried to ‘physically stop’ his speech, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan alleges heckling by historian Irfan Habib
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