Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, spoke up against violence carried out by cow vigilantes and said state governments should take “stringent action” against such "hooliganism".
The prime minister also sought the support of opposition parties in tackling "communal violence" in the name of cow protection, and deprecated attempts at giving political or communal colour to the issue.
"All political parties should collectively denounce hooliganism in the name of cow protection. The state governments should take stringent action against such anti- social elements," Modi said.
Without naming any specific victim of violence in the name of cow portection, in a series of tweets he said that killing by cow vigilantes is affecting the country’s image.