Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has condemned the butchering of a domestic ox in public, allegedly by some Youth Congress members, in Kerala to protest against the government’s move to ban sale of cows for slaughter.

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Terming the incident “thoughtless and barbaric”, he said that it was “unacceptable” to him and his party.

“What happened in Kerala yesterday is thoughtless, barbaric and completely unacceptable to me and the Congress party. I strongly condemn the incident,” he tweeted.

The police have booked some Youth Congress activists in connection with the incident that drew flak from various quarters.