Hartal against RSS leader's murder total in Thrissur

19/11/2008 16:29:01 With Inputs from Daily Pioneer Thrissur: The dawn-to-dusk hartal called by BJP-RSS on Wednesday in Thrissur district in protest against the killing of an RSS leader late on Tuesday evening allegedly by NDF and CPI(M) workers near Pavaratty in the district was total. Shops and commercial establishments throughout the district remained closed while no public vehicular services were operated. However, no untoward incident was reported from anywhere. Former RSS Mandalam Karayavah Vinod (Vinu 34), Arakkal house, Thirunelloor, was hacked to death by a group at Kaithamukku, Padoor, Pavaratty on Tuesday. The police said Vinu died on the spot. The group of assailants had crashed the car in which they came against the motorcycle on which Vinu was coming to Kaithamukku. After the crash, Vinu tried to run away leaving the bike behind but the assailants chased him and hacked brutally. The gang escaped in the car in which they came. Vinod’s friend who was on the bike with him escaped unhurt, the police said. They said they had got the number of the car. The Thrissur district collector clamped the entire Pavaratty under prohibitory orders as tension prevailed. Sometime after the incident, Ajmal (19) of Cheruparambil House, Thirunelloor, a first year degree student, was hacked by a group as he was travelling on a motorcycle . He had suffered deep wounds in his head. The incidents caused tension in the area as BJP and CPI(M) workers went around destroying banners and posters and challenging each other. A heavy police posse was deployed in the area under the direct supervision of District Police Superintendent MP Dinesh. District BJP secretary B Balagopal alleged that NDF-CPI(M) workers were behind the murder of Vinod. The Pavaratty area had been communally and politically sensitive for the past several years. The calm being felt there since the murder of Mujeeb Rehman in 2006 was shattered on August 21 last when BJP-RSS worker Byju (24), son of Ayyappan of Maruthayur near Pavaratty, a taxi river was hacked to death at Puvathur near Pavaratty. This act also was allegedly perpetrated by activists of NDF and it had sparked widespread violence in the area in which three other persons including a couple, were suffered hack injuries. Meanwhile, the area plunged into an uneasy calm as panicked people preferred to remain inside their homes with police parties patrolling on the roads. With prohibitory orders in place for one week, the police did not expect much trouble in the coming days. Week-long prohibitory orders had been clamped in the Pavaratty police station limits after the violence in August also. Searches had yielded four swords from a drainage pipe in Kunnamkulam. The police suspected that these swords could have been the ones used by the assailants to hack Vinod. However, they said they were yet to confirm this. The hartal was total in the district with even KSRTC buses keeping off the roads. Shops remained closed even in interior villages. Very limited number of private vehicles were seen on the roads, However, essential services had been exempted from the hartal.

Sunil 22/11/2008 01:55:20 Harthal may be avoided atleast from the RSS side Yes as told by Balachandranji, Harthal may be avoided as it is creating trouble for the ordinary citizens only. We can protest in front of AKG Bhavan, and raise issue at the Parliment about the CPIM'S killings politics. We should publish a list of victims of CPIM attacks in Kerala to the media and the general public. Harthal may be avoided atleast from the RSS side as we are the number one organization in India which is caring for the Nation and its citizens. M Balachandran 21/11/2008 03:17:26 Try other types of Protest The Kerala people are fed up with Harthals & they generally hate it. Hence I suggest only all India Bandh/Harthal called by Sangh parivar may be observed in Kerala. For protests like attacks from opponents to Sangh parivar, the venue may be in Delhi at the Gate of AKG Bhavan etc by Dharna which will attract all India media attention. Recall Yuvamorcha dharna held there about 6 months back in protest of killing of swayamsevaks in Kannur. Ramgopal 20/11/2008 04:45:26 What if not Hartal What else the helpless Hindus can do when there is no justice from CPM government and Anti-hindu media? Helpless hindus are getting killed and nobody care. Hartal is at least getting attention. K.Venugopal 20/11/2008 03:17:20 Hartal - quick-fix solution? There we go again - hartal! How have we become trapped with this response? Every time we are attacked, we call for a hartal (bandh being prohibited). We know who the enemies are. Do our hartals weaken them in any way? It only troubles the general public and therefore weakens us. Hindustani 19/11/2008 22:25:21 Jungle Raj My deep condolence to vinodji families. Keralites Hindus wake up Its happened to Vinodji next may be u. teach your childrens Sanathana Dharma not communisim, remove this communist govt. Jai Hind