Kerala polls: KK Rema, widow of RMP founder Chandrashekaran, highlights violence during campaign
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Updated: Apr 01, 2021 11:49 IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], April 1 (ANI): The issue of political violence in Kerala is back in the limelight in Vadakara where KK Rema, widow of the Revolutionary Marxist Party (RMP) founder TP Chandrashekaran, is contesting the assembly polls.
Rema is contesting with the support of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF).
Chandrashekaran, a political firebrand who broke away from the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) was allegedly hacked to death by CPI(M) workers on May 4, 2012.
In one of the most brutal political murders in Kerala's history, Chandrasekharan, as per the postmortem report, received 51 stab wounds. Now, Rema, his wife has come up with a campaign video, including a recreation of the murder and visuals of Chandrasekharan's body kept for the public to pay homage then. The video also depicts old visuals of the late RMP founder interacting with the people.