Frayed political tempers marked the fourth day of the Kerala Cabinet’s public outreach programme, the Navakerala Sadas, in the Kannur district on November 21.
The day seems poised to unfold against a tense backdrop of opposition protests triggered by alleged Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] attack on Youth Congress workers who staged a black flag demonstration as Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s motorcade swept past Eripuram near Pazhayangadi in Kannur on Monday.
The Pazhayangadi police have booked 14 CPI(M) and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) workers in connection with the violence. The condition of a Youth Congress worker injured in the violence reportedly remained severe.