BJP worker killed in Kerala, CPI(M) claims innocence

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A BJP worker was allegedly stabbed to death by CPI(M) activists in Kerala’s Kannur district, police said on Thursday, sparking clashes between right-wing activists and police in the region.

The CPI (M) said the party had no role in the killing, which came barely a few days after the alleged murder of two BJP workers in Palakkad. Police said E Santhosh, who was active in both the BJP and its ideological mentor RSS, was attacked on Wednesday. Violence flared up when BJP workers tried to take the body to the venue of a youth festival but were stopped by police.