ERUMELI: The strike committee has decided to intensify the protest if the wild buffalo that killed two people in Kanamala is not shot dead. The move is to strike with the body of Chako who was killed in the attack. The body of Thomas, who was killed in the attack, was cremated yesterday. Chaco's cremation is set for today.

The protest committee is of the position that the body will not be cremated if the demand is not accepted. If necessary, there is a plan to move the strike to the Collectorate.

With KCBC and UDF coming forward in support, the issue took on a political dimension. Ramesh Chennithala will inaugurate the protest in front of the Erumeli Forest Office today. Left component party Kerala Congress (M) Chairman Jos K Mani, came forward and demanded that the buffalo should be shot and killed, which put the government in trouble.

The collector has full power of disaster management in revenue land. It is not right that the forest department and the police got confused in this regard. Jose said that the Christian church leadership has always taken the position of protecting people's lives. The Farmers' Union (M) will also march to the DFO offices today, demanding that firearms licenses be issued to those on the forest border.

Widespread search for wild buffalo

A 50-member forest guard team continues to search Kanamala to track down the aggressive wild buffalo. It is reported that the wild buffalo had crossed the Pampa river via Kanamala and ran into the Sabarimala forest. Kottayam DFO's suggestion is that it should be drugged and caught and released into the forest.