A toxic mix of personal and political rivalry might have motivated the mafia-style hit-and-run killings of two Congress workers near Bekal in Kasargode district on Sunday night, according to police. Officers said they believed that a set of spotters could have tailed the Congress workers who were returning home after attending a meeting held in connection with an upcoming local temple festival. The brutal murder of two members of our Youth Congress family in Kasargod, Kerala is shocking. The Congress Party stands in solidarity with the families of these two young men & I send them my deepest condolences. — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 18, 2019Meanwhile, the Opposition Leader Ramesh Chennithala has blamed the district CPM leadership for the murder of his party workers.

Source: The Hindu February 18, 2019 05:28 UTC