The arrest of three youths with alleged Maoist links in Kozhikode on Tuesday, after they met with the anti-STP protest committee at Avikkal Thodu, has been a shot in the arm for the CPI(M) that had raised an allegation that the protests were backed by extremist elements.
However, the protest committee as well as the arrested youths have alleged that the CPI(M) is trying to undermine a people's protest by alleging terror links.
