CPM workers assaulted a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) karyakarta in Kerala’s Nedumkandam district after he shared a news article on his Facebook account alleging vaccine irregularities in the state, according to Janmabhumi.
Kerala has always been a hotbed of political violence, and the CPM is notorious for deploying vicious attacks on anyone who dares to bring up embarrassing news about vaccine distribution irregularities under the rule of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, whose decision to relax Covid norms for Bakrid celebrations has turned the state into a pandemic warzone.
On August 1, CPM cadres ambushed RSS worker Thaikeri Prakash while he was driving back to his home and smashed his car windshield and stabbed Prakash in his face and arm.
He shared a report the day before the attack that claimed vaccination distribution was being used for political gain after a 60-year-old man was supposedly given a vaccine token with a dubious seal on it.
The CPM’s bloodlust was sparked by a study accusing politicians of manipulating vaccine distribution to promote themselves, and when an RSS activist shared the information on Facebook, it was met with rapid retaliation.
However, after the comrades were apprehended by the police, it was discovered that the attack was carried out in response to Prakash’s Facebook post.
(with inputs from Jhanmabhumi)
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