Ransacked IUML office and damaged shops at Taliparamba.Photo by S K Mohan Ransacked IUML office and damaged shops at Taliparamba.Photo by S K Mohan

The clashes between Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) workers which started on the polling day (April 10) is continuing in Taliparamba in Kannur district even today. The situation is still tense as police fears a retaliation by SDPI workers on the shops run by IUML workers.

Taliparamba police have called in large number of police force in order to avoid untoward incidents. Seeing the tense situation police has issued prohibitory orders under sections 78 and 79 of Kerala Police Act for a period of ten days. The orders were enforced on Sunday.

Damaged shops at Taliparamba. Photo by S K Mohan Damaged shops at Taliparamba. Photo by S K Mohan

The violence spread to various parts of Taliparamba after SDPI and IUML workers clashed with each other on the polling day. Several party workers of both parties were injured in the clash. The situation got tense after SDPI workers barged into IUML office on Saturday night and destroyed it completely. On Sunday, IUML workers who took out a protest march against the attack on their office targeted the shops run by SDPI sympathizers. several shops on the Taliparamba market road were damaged in the attack by IUML party workers.

SDPI is the political party of Popular Front of India (PFI), a Muslim fundamentalist organisation which was behind the attack on Professor T J Joseph allegedly for blasphemy.

Many workers of the political party were earlier arrested sometime back for organizing an arms training camp in Kannur.

The case is being investigated by National Investigation Agency (NIA).IUML alleges that SDPI gets support from CPI-M for attacks on IUML offices and their workers. But CPI-M denies having any links with SDPI.