"Will hack Pinarayi to death": Death threat against CM Vijayan

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has received a death threat, the ruling CPI-M said on Wednesday.

A letter to the state office of the CPI-M youth wing DYFI said that Vijayan would be eliminated along with state secretary of the youth wing A.A. Rahim. Rahim has lodged a complaint with the city police commissioner.

In his complaint, Rahim said that the letter mentions if he continues to criticize organizations like SDPI and Popular Front of India he would be killed in his house. The letter said the Chief Minister would also be killed.

"Recently my car was found scratched and then I did not take it seriously, but now with this letter, I am forced to think otherwise," said Rahim.

Vijayan, however, has a huge security cover already with several vehicles moving ahead and behind his official vehicle and on most occasions, traffic comes to a halt when he moves around.