The CPM sees more to the Thalassery attack, with the continuing spectre of animosity between them and RSS-BJP workers in Kerala’s Kannur region where political violence is on a rise. To be sure, both CPM and RSS-BJP cannot run away from owning up responsibility for the current situation Kannur finds itself in. Because the CPM is in power, it is highly unlikely that they would want to be seen as pursuing violence decisively. They are using the violence in Kannur to discredit the CPM,” he said. Violence is not our strategy, they are using violence to divert people’s attention from real issues we are raising.

Source: Mint January 28, 2017 14:51 UTC