Vineesh was rushed to the hospital by the police but was declared brought dead.

A BJP worker was today hacked to death in Thillankery in Kannur district of Kerala.

The deceased, 25-year-old Vineesh, was found grievously injured near Thillankery panchayat office at around 8 pm today. The victim was rushed to the hospital by the police but was declared brought dead.

As a mark of protest, the BJP has decided to hold a hartal from 6 am to 6 pm tomorrow.

The incident came an hour after a bomb was hurled at a car, in which a CPM worker was traveling, two kilometres away. Jijo was admitted to AKG hospital in Kannur.

"We were at the spot where the bomb was hurled. That's when we heard about an injured person in Thillankery. We found him with serious head and leg injuries," Circle Inspector Sajesh said.

Primary investigations revealed that the attacks are political and retaliatory, police said.

