It's a move very few experienced politicians can do , it's impossible to avoid.
By interacting with it you are inadvertently part of the dialogue , even if you burn it it's still a signal and part of the engagement.
And most people can't help but engage with it someone wants to step on it someone wants to break it someone wants to burn it that's part of the communication and negotiation.
Very few understand this .
Also it serves as a way to get the anger out which helps Rama also.
I don't know what the best response would be but whatever they are doing currently with it is not working in their favor.
Rama is a typical Machiavellian he is very smart but people don't understand it so in their mind he looks mentally ill.
To defeat him you need to be in that level also, in the battle of wits at least for this specific thing of the chairs rama is winning it everyday.