The CPM, on the other hand, alleged that the RSS-BJP workers killed 13 of its members in the last one year. Though violence is being reported from across Kerala, Kannur has been epicentre of political violence. Reports about the killings of political workers have become too frequent from Kannur but the trend is over five-decade old. Kannur is a compound Malayalam word formed by joining Kannan (Lord Krishna) and Ur (place) making the city the place of Lord Krishna. Between 2000 and 2016-17, 85 CPM workers were reported killed while 65 RSS-BJP workers were murdered.

Source: India Today August 06, 2017 12:24 UTC