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After twin political murders, Kerala fears communal flare-up

BJP accuses Left govt of going soft on SDPI

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The ruling CPM and opposition parties keeping their fingers crossed over the fall out of the twin murders in Alappuzha.

Even though the back to back killing of state leaders of rival organisations have been described as "political murders", what is worrying the government is the possibility of a communal flare up because of such incidents. Unlike the political murders that often take place in Kerala which are mainly due to ideological differences and fight for political space, according to preliminary probe it is clear that workers BJP-RSS and SDPI were involved in the brutal incidents.

BJP state president Mr K Surendran says it is not political murder but “ethnic cleansing” of Hindus. On the other hand the SDPI has also come out with similar statements that the killing of Shan was part of the conspiracy to silence the Muslim community.

With both BJP-RSS and SDPI leaders making highly provocative speeches, the police say the possibility of targeted retaliatory attacks cannot be ruled out completely.

The ruling CPM on the other hand accused the BJP-RSS and SDPI of creating animosity among the two communities.The CPM state secretariat has demanded an immediate end to the murder politics of the two parties which was destroying the peaceful atmosphere in Kerala.

The CPM appealed to all secular believers on both sides to join hands and guard against the attempts of hardline elements to trigger communal riots.

The CPM leadership alleged that the communal forces were making a conscious effort to destroy the peaceful law and order situation in the state.

KPCC president Mr K Sudhakaran rejected the CPM charge that Congress was speaking the language of BJP. He alleged that Chief Minister Mr Pinarayi Vijayan was obsessed only with the high speed K rail project. The CPM is aligning with the BJP and the SDPI wherever it suited them. As a result, the hardline elements in these organisations have started raising their heads.

Sudhakaran said the LDF government is squarely responsible for the killings in Alappuzha.

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