Accordingly right wing activist called for a strike in protest of two women entering Sabarimala yesterday. Meanwhile this turned into huge riots across Kerala and more than 750 were arrested for attacking several shops and police personnel when tried to control the mob. Reportedly a person, Chandran Unnithan died on Wednesday, who was attacked by CPM workers during his protest march by the Sabarimala Karma Samithi in Pandalam.
As per report they were armed with homemade bombs and stones and have attacked the streets since morning and many shops. Furthermore the strike was called by an umbrella organization of right-wing groups and Antarrashtriya Hindu Parishad, called Sabarimala Karma Samithi and BJP supported the strike against CPM govt while Congress observed a 'black day'.
Moreover the strike turned violent in many places like Kozhikode, Kannur Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram and Malappuram, that compelled police to use batons and water cannons. Reportedly many people were injured in the riots and in an incident where the BJP men tried to force shut down a restaurant, they suffered knife wounds in Thrissur during altercation with workers of the Social Democratic Party of India, a popular wing of a militant Islamic outfit.
