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Mananthavadi town tense after CPI(M)-BJP clashes

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Hartal called by trade unions passes off peacefully

KALPETTA: Tension prevailed at Mananthavadi town in the district following clashes between CPI(M) and BJP workers on Wednesday night .

A peace committee was called by A. Anil, RDO in-charge, on Thursday. But violence broke out again and two vehicles were damaged in attacks.

The office of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) at Chootakkadavu and two houses of BJP activists at Kammana and Valliyoorkavu were partially damaged.

A house of a BJP activist was set on fire at Chootakkadavu on Wednesday night after a CITU worker was hacked by a four-member masked gang at Kozhikode Road in the town.

A hartal called jointly by trade unions at Mananthavadi town on Thursday went off peacefully. The hartal was called in protest against the attack on the CITU activist.

Shops and business establishments remained closed but vehicular traffic was not disrupted. A.K. Babu, Circle Inspector, Mananthavadi, said that a case had been registered in connection with the incidents.

A strong police force is camping in the town.

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