Vijayan assures firm action against political killings, says 'murder is always undesirable'

Asserting that "murder is always an undesirable event", Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday (May 8) assured Puducherry police that his government would provide full support to probe the killing of a CPI (M) and an RSS worker.

A CPI (M) worker was hacked to death in Mahe, a district under union territory of Puducherry, adjacent to Kerala's politically-sensitive Kannur district on Monday night. An hour after the killing, an RSS worker was murdered in Mahe in a suspected retaliatory attack, said reports.

"I have asked the DGP to take action to maintain law and order in that area. We will give necessary support to Puducherry police if needed. A murder is always an undesirable event," Vijayan said.

The CPI(M) has accused the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for the alleged murder. In a press statement, the Kannur unit of CPI(M) said, "The brutal murder of K Babu, a former councillor and an active member of the party, by the RSS activists shows that they [RSS] are in no mood to end the politics of violence that they have been carrying out."

Mahe, is situated between Thalassery in the politically volatile Kannur district and Vatakara in Kozhikode district. It is an enclave of Union Territory Puducherry.

In February, Youth Congress leader and Mattanoor party Block Secretary, Shuhaib, was hacked to death allegedly by CPI(M) workers at Mattanur in Kannur district.

OneIndia News with PTI inputs