TRICHY: A 38-year-old BJP functionary was hacked to death by two youths in Gandhi Market here on Monday morning.The murdered man has been identified as B Vijaya Raghu of Pensioner Colony in Varaganeri. He was BJP mandal secretary in Palakkarai area. Police said previous enmity might be the reason for the murder Vijaya Raghu was working in a parking area in the market collecting money from people who park their two-wheelers. Around 7am, Mittai Babu alias Mohammed Babu of Uppu Parai area and a daily wage earner in Gandhi Market arrived there, hacked Raghu on his head and fled from the scene.Raghu was rushed to Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) where he died later.A senior police officer denied any communal angle in the murder. He said Babu was ganja addict and had been involved in petti cases. He came out of jail recently.A group of BJP members staged a protest in MGMGH demanding arrest of the murderers. The protest had affected vehicular traffic for some time. A section of traders downed their shutters in the market.