PALAKKAD: Palakkad Left Independent candidate, P Sarin has been visiting the memorials and graves of prominent Congress leaders. Sarin, who paid respects at the K. Karunakaran Smriti Mandapam yesterday, also visited Oommen Chandy's tomb in Puthupally this morning. However, the CPM leadership clarified that Sarin’s visits were not sanctioned by the party.

In response, Congress MLA Shafi Parambil suggested that if Sarin’s intentions are genuine, he should also pay respects to the late Youth Congress workers Sarath Lal and Kripesh, who were brutally killed on February 17, 2019. Sarath Lal and Kripesh were attacked by assailants who intercepted their bike on Kalyot Koorankara Road and hacked them to death. Kripesh died on the spot, while Sarath Lal succumbed to his injuries en route to a hospital in Mangalore.