KERALA: Two murders of senior political functionaries from the Social Demorcatic Party of India (SDPI) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have rocked Kerala’s Alappuzha, forcing the local administration to impose Section 144 in the district.
In two separate incidents, SDPI State Secretary KS Shaan was allegedly attacked and murdered in Kerala’s Alappuzha on Saturday night. This was followed by a separate incident in which BJP Other Backward Classes (OBC) morcha state secretary Renjith Sreenivasan was killed at his house by unidentified people early on Sunday morning in Alappuzha.
According to the police, Shaan was on a two-wheeler when a gang in a car attacked him on Saturday night. SDPI has alleged that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) workers are behind this attack.
Within 12 hours after Shaan’s murder, BJP OBC morcha state secretary Sreenivasan was killed.
Further investigation is underway. Meanwhile, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan condemned the two alleged murders, informed the Chief Minister’s Office on Sunday.
Sharply reacting to the killings in the Kerala district, BJP National General Secretary CT Ravi on Sunday accused the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led Kerala government of “turning ‘God’s Own Country’ into Jihadis Paradise”.
Earlier, an RSS worker S Sanjith was hacked to death allegedly by the workers of the SDPI, the political wing of the Popular Front of India (PFI), on November 15. (ANI)
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