Political murders rock Kerala, 2 killed in past 10 hours, section 144 imposed in Alappuzha district

Alappuzha: Political murders in this district since the last 10 hours has rocked Kerala as BJP OBC Morcha State Secretary and Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) State Secretary lost their lives in the attacks.

BJP leader Ranjith Sreenivasan was hacked to death at his house early on Sunday allegedly by the SDPI activists, sources said.

The BJP leader was murdered soon after the murder of SDPI leader KS Shan, who was hacked to death on Saturday night.

When KS Shan was on his way to home on his scooter, a four-member gang, who was following him in a car, hit his scooter and he fell down on the road.

As soon as he fell down on the road, the assailants came out of the car and hacked him. Though he was rushed to a private hospital in Ernakulam, he could not be saved, sources added.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan strongly condemned these political murders.

In a message, the Chief Minister said the police will take stern action against those who involved in the attacks.

He urged people to stand united against the perpetrators of violence who are disrupting the social harmony.

Opposition leader in the Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan alleged that the attacks were part of a plot to divide people on the basis of religion.

Former Opposition leader and senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala alleged that the murders was due to the inactive attitude of the police.

BJP state president K Surendran alleged that Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and Popular Front of India (PFI) were acting like terrorist groups and killing RSS and BJP workers with the support of ruling CPI-M leaders in the state.

Meanwhile, Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.PC) has been imposed today and tomorrow in Alappuzha district. (Inputs from UNI)