09-29-2007, 04:24 AM
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Pioneer News Service | Malappuram
4 Marxist party workers hacked; IUML behind attack, claims CPM
Clashes with CPM cadre have become order of the day in Tirur
The CPI(M) Kerala unit's efforts to woo the Muslims of the State suffered a setback on Friday with four Marxist party workers being hacked at Tirur in Malappuram, a Muslim-majority district, on Friday, during the holy month of Ramadan.
The condition of two of the four who suffered hack injuries was stated to be serious. Tirur, where violence had erupted in March-April last, has once again turned tense. Police personnel in large numbers have been deployed to prevent escalation of violence.
The CPI(M) said its workers were attacked by activists of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the second largest constituent of the Congress-led Opposition United Democratic Front in the State.
The incident occurred near Velupuram Juma Masjid at Paravanna in Tirur at around 1:45 pm, just after the special Juma prayers on the second Friday of Ramadan. Sulaiman, one of the seriously injured, was admitted to the Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode, while the others were admitted to the Taluk Hospital, Tirur.
The recurrence of violence between the two powerful parties has led to tension in the area, where CPI(M)-Muslim League clashes have become the order of the day.
The incident occurred when Sulaiman was hacked by some people as he was coming out of the mosque after noon prayers. Sulaiman's brother Mohammed Ali and their uncle Kafimon and his son Bilal were also hurt when they tried to prevent the attack. Two of the persons received injuries in the head while the legs and hands of two others were slashed.
A local Muslim League worker, Pallath Nasser, was also admitted to the Taluk Hospital in Tirur, as he was allegedly attacked by Sulaiman and his accomplices.
The immediate provocation for the violence was not known. Police sources, however, said that this could have been a direct response to an attack on the Muslim League workers by the CPI(M) cadre in March-April last. There have been complaints from Muslim League workers that Sulaiman, who has been involved in several attacks against League workers, was not being arrested by the police as he belonged to the CPI(M). League workers alleged that he enjoyed the patronage of the local police and the senior district leaders of the CPI(M).
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Pioneer News Service | Malappuram
4 Marxist party workers hacked; IUML behind attack, claims CPM
Clashes with CPM cadre have become order of the day in Tirur
The CPI(M) Kerala unit's efforts to woo the Muslims of the State suffered a setback on Friday with four Marxist party workers being hacked at Tirur in Malappuram, a Muslim-majority district, on Friday, during the holy month of Ramadan.
The condition of two of the four who suffered hack injuries was stated to be serious. Tirur, where violence had erupted in March-April last, has once again turned tense. Police personnel in large numbers have been deployed to prevent escalation of violence.
The CPI(M) said its workers were attacked by activists of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the second largest constituent of the Congress-led Opposition United Democratic Front in the State.
The incident occurred near Velupuram Juma Masjid at Paravanna in Tirur at around 1:45 pm, just after the special Juma prayers on the second Friday of Ramadan. Sulaiman, one of the seriously injured, was admitted to the Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode, while the others were admitted to the Taluk Hospital, Tirur.
The recurrence of violence between the two powerful parties has led to tension in the area, where CPI(M)-Muslim League clashes have become the order of the day.
The incident occurred when Sulaiman was hacked by some people as he was coming out of the mosque after noon prayers. Sulaiman's brother Mohammed Ali and their uncle Kafimon and his son Bilal were also hurt when they tried to prevent the attack. Two of the persons received injuries in the head while the legs and hands of two others were slashed.
A local Muslim League worker, Pallath Nasser, was also admitted to the Taluk Hospital in Tirur, as he was allegedly attacked by Sulaiman and his accomplices.
The immediate provocation for the violence was not known. Police sources, however, said that this could have been a direct response to an attack on the Muslim League workers by the CPI(M) cadre in March-April last. There have been complaints from Muslim League workers that Sulaiman, who has been involved in several attacks against League workers, was not being arrested by the police as he belonged to the CPI(M). League workers alleged that he enjoyed the patronage of the local police and the senior district leaders of the CPI(M).
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