Confrontational political protests demanding Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's resignation buffeted the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government on Sunday.
The protracted and bitter furore over Mr. Vijayan’s alleged misuse of the UAE consulate’s diplomatic channel for ‘smuggling contraband metal and tranches of foreign currency’ during the previous administration spurred Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers to attempt to waylay him on his way to attend public functions in Malappuram and Kozhikode.
A cavalcade of police vehicles whisked Mr. Vijayan to the venues cocooned in several layers of VIP security. Along the route, Congress, BJP and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) workers greeted the CM's motorcade with black flags and jeers.
