Union minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy today visited the family of a BJP activist who was hacked to death in Kerala's Kannur, infamous for CPM- and BJP-backed political murders. Thirty-two-year-old C Biju was hacked to death on Friday afternoon. It was the 15th political murder in the area since 2014. He was also an accused in the murder of a CPM activist, Dhanaraj, that took place in July last year. Two men have been arrested for the murder and the BJP claims they are affiliated to the CPM. Blaming the CPM for what he called the "cycle of violence", Mr Rudy said, "This is very serious and that too in Chief Minister's district. The state government must provide for the protection of people living here, which the Kerala government has failed to do. We are taking this very seriously".
