Sabu M. Jacob, managing director of the Kitex group of companies and chief coordinator of Twenty20, an apolitical formation backed by the Kitex group, has demanded the police must investigate Kunnathunad MLA P. V. Sreenijin’s role in the death of 38-year-old C. K. Deepu, an area secretary of Twenty20 and a Dalit activist, who was assaulted allegedly by members of the CPM. He was admitted to a hospital where he died on Friday reportedly after sustaining serious injuries during the attack.
Mr. Sabu Jacob alleged at a press conference here on Saturday the MLA had played a clear role in the conspiracy that ended with the deadly attack on the Twenty20 member. He claimed Mr. Sreenijin had unleashed a reign of terror over the last ten months in Kizhakkambalam and neighbouring panchayats where Twenty20 held sway. If the phones of the MLA and those arrested in connection with the assault are subjected to forensic tests, they would reveal the MLA’s role, he claimed.
