'Red Terror' is a reality in Kerala : Ramesh Chennithala

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 13 (UNI) Alleging that political murders are a routine affair during the Communist regime, Opposition leader in Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala on Tuesday alleged that CPI (M)-sponsored 'Red Terror' is a reality in the State.

"The political murder of Youth Congress leader at Mattanuur in Kannur district on Monday night shows that the CPI(M)-sponsored Red Terror is a reality in the state and the Communist party is not ready to laydown weapons," he alleged in a release here.

Alleging that as many as 21 murders had taken place after the Communist Party of India (CPI-M) came into power in Kerala, he said murders are taking place with the support of its party workers and the police was keeping silence on these heinous acts.