3 RSS workers attacked by CPI-M activists in Kerala

In a yet another political face-off in Kerala, three Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh workers and one Bharatiya Janata Party worker were allegedly hacked by a group of Communist Party of India-Marxist workers in Kozhikode district.

The workers have been hospitalised after they suffered series injuries in the ambush by more than 10 CPI-M workers over political rivalry.

The incident comes in the wake of the ongoing tussle between the RSS and the CPI-M in Kerala, as last Thursday, an RSS office was attacked in the state.

The office was attacked hours after an RSS functionary announced a reward of Rs 1 crore for anyone who brought the head of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

Both parties have been at loggerheads over the steady cycle of violence which has claimed several lives on both sides.

Later, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ideologue Rakesh Sinha demanded the imposition of President’s rule in Kerala, saying the law and order situation in the state has reached the level of anarchy.

Sinha, who was reacting to the attacks on four RSS members in Kozhikode district, said Kerala has reached a state of anarchy and added this is now the right time for the Centre to intervene immediately.

“The incidents of violence and the killing of RSS workers remain unabated. They are inviting a civil war as they are provoking RSS activists all over the country. Therefore, I demand imposition of President’s rule in Kerala because there is no way out,” he said.

Sinha also trained his guns on Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and accused him of orchestrating the killings of RSS members.

“The Kerala chief minister is determined to kill the RSS workers. He is the main accused and nobody else can be blamed. And at the same time, I accuse the CPI-M of endorsing the violent activities of the Kerala government,” he added.