(This story originally appeared in on Apr 6, 2017)

CHENNAI: A plus-two student was beaten to death by RSS cadres near Cherthala in Alappuzha district of Kerala.Police said Ananthu Ashok, 17, of Pattanakkadu village was a student of Vayalar Rama Verma government higher secondary school. He was attacked by a gang near a temple around 10.15 pm on Wednesday killing him on the spot.There was dispute between them leading to the murder, sources said.Cherthala police said both the victim and accused were members of BJP and the RSS.Ten RSS/BJP men have been arrested in connection with the murder.Following this, the ruling LDF and Congress-led UDF have called for a hartal in Alappuzha district on Friday.