Kerala’s political parties condemned the lynching of a Dalit migrant worker from Chhattisgarh in Palakkad last Wednesday, calling him a “victim of the Sangh Parivar’s hate politics” and warning that mob lynchings, once associated with Sangh Parivar strongholds in North India, occurring in Kerala as well is a shocking reality and a clear example of how the Sangh Parivar’s poisonous, racist ideology operates within society.
This comes as five people, including four BJP workers, have been arrested in connection with the case.
Those arrested are Ananthan (55) of East Attappallam, and BJP–RSS workers A Anu (38) of Attappallam Kallankadu, C Prasad (34) and C Murali (38) of Attappallam Mahallikadu, and K Bibin (30) of East Attappallam. When the accused were produced before the court, BJP workers gathered on the premises.
RSS worker R Jineesh, an accused in the murder of SDPI activist Subair, was also reportedly present at the court.
Meanwhile, the Kerala government on Monday announced a compensation of at least ₹10 lakh to the family of Ram Narayan, a migrant worker from Chhattisgarh who had arrived in Palakkad four days earlier in search of a job and was brutally attacked by a mob.
Ram Narayan, who was staying with a relative near Attappallam under the Walayar police limits, reportedly lost his way and got stranded in the village.
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