THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: After a brief lull, political violence has returned to the capital city. BJP district general secretary and Melamcode councilor, Pappanamcode Saji was attacked by a group of unidentified men at Sreevaraham in the Fort police station limits on Friday morning.

Saji was travelling on a bike with another BJP member when he was attacked by a group of unidentified men. They were beaten on head and on the back by the assailants.

BJP district president S Suresh accuses CPM for the attack. “CPM has been unleashing violence against us for a while. Now they have started attacking district leaders,” he said, adding that they have already identified some men behind the attack.

The police have begun investigation into the incident. Saji has been admitted to neuro ICU at a private hospital in Karamana .

BJP members led a protest march from the hospital to Nemom.

