H Raja, a BJP leader in Tamil Nadu, blamed staff managing his Facebook page as he confronted a huge backlash over a post that is seen to have driven the vandalism of a statue of rationalist movement founder EV Ramasamy or Periyar. "I was on my way from Tamil Nadu to Delhi when the statement was posted by the administrator of my FB page without my permission. I have deleted the post and removed my administrator," Mr Raja told reporters even as protests erupted in parts of the state.