After reports came out about the police custody of a 40-year-old man, who the police said was a sympathiser of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), in connection with the uploading of a derogatory video against the Left front candidate Dr. Jo Joseph in the Thrikkakara byelection, the Congress and the IUML blamed the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] for playing out a drama out of fear of losing the bypoll.
Opposition Leader V. D. Satheesan alleged that the arrest “aided by the police” was a conspiracy hatched by the CPI(M) on the polling day. The arrested person had no links with the IUML as certified by the party leadership, he said.
