murder of RSS worker Rajesh Edavakode +party cadres from continuing with their work +Jaitley had met with the grieving family members +RSSNEW DELHI: Union minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said acts of political violence like thewas deeply condemnable, but it will not deter the"This kind of violence will neither suppress ideology in Kerala nor it will be able to scare our workers. It will only increase their determination to work harder against those who are perpetuating this operation," Jaitley said at a ceremony paying tribute to the slain RSS activist in Thiruvananthapuram.Earlier in the day,of Edavakode, who was killed during a clash between CPM and BJP-RSS cadres in Kozhikode. The senior BJP leader condoled the deceased, saying he'd been "slaughtered in the most barbaric manner".Jaitley's visit is widely seen as an attempt by the BJP to bring to national focus the issue of alleged increasing attacks on party cadres by the CPM.State BJP leaders, including president Kummanam Rajasekharan, accompanied the Union finance minister.The RSS said that in the last 13 months, 14 of its workers have been killed in the state, and urged the Central and state government to take strict action towards bringing this series of murders to an end. "Centre must intervene in state sponsored violence in Kerala. "(With inputs from Agencies)

Source: Times of India August 06, 2017 08:11 UTC