BJP was behind Sanoop's murder, CPM responded with extreme restraint: Kodiyeri Balakrishnan

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: CPM state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan on Friday said that the BJP was behind the killing of CPM branch secretary Sanoop. Kodiyeri said that the Congress and the BJP were trying to turn Kerala into a "killing field". "Despite the killing of four CPM workers, the party is moving forward with extreme restraint. The BJP and the Congress must be prepared to give up murderous politics," he said.

Kodiyeri also took the opportunity to criticize the media. "The media should not take a biased stance. It seems that the media in the state an anti-communist attitude. It has a corporate stance and it does not hold discussions against corporate interests," he added.