Kannur, Kerala’s Marxist heartland, remained tense on Thursday following the murder of Santhosh Kumar, the BJP’s booth president late on Wednesday night.
Kumar was attacked by a gang of CPI(M) workers when he was alone at home. He died of excessive bleeding from hack wounds at hospital. The BJP observed a shutdown to protest against the murder and police as cops refused to allow the funeral procession to pass through the State Schools Art Festival venue.