Kochi: How a martyrdom has provoked the political and literary sensibilities of Kerala society would be remarkable in its history. The repercussions of the brutal murder of Revolutionary Marxist Party leader T P Chandrasekharan at Onchiyam in Kozhikode district continued to dominate the political, media and literary discourses in the state in the past few months after the fateful day on May 4.
It is unique that the writers across the state have come out against the murder of a leader who was popular only among his village men. There was never an occasion wherein the conscience of Kerala society has awakened to this extent against the murder politics. Hundreds of poems, stories and articles on the issue have appeared in Malayalam magazines and blogs. The leading book publishers in the state have released four books on TP murder within such a short span of time and more studies and literary collections are on the anvil.
TP murder has created a new kind of political sensibility among common men and the intelligentsia alike in Kerala which was otherwise fast becoming an apolitical society, said poet P N Gopeekrishnan who forwarded the poetry collection Vettuvazhikavithakal, one of the first two books on the issue that hit the book stalls. The cultural arena of the state had never been as politically alive as it is happening these days and the publication of these literary works is the outcome of this political awakening, he said.
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01:41 PM, Sep 20, 2012
Kozhikode: Reiterating that the T P Chandrasekharan murder conspiracy was hatched and executed by the CPM top brass, Revolutionary Marxist Party (RMP) leaders have demanded a CBI probe into the larger conspiracy behind the murder. Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, RMP Onchiyam Area Committee Secretary N Venu said, Only a CBI probe can expose all those involved in the murder. The murder conspiracy was hatched and executed by...
12:44 PM, Sep 05, 2012
Kochi: The High Court on Monday granted bail to five CPM activists who are the accused in the T P Chandrasekharan murder case, registered at the Vadakara police station. Justice N K Balakrishnan granted bail to third accused P M Rameesh alias Kuttu, fourth accused K P Dipin alias Dipi, fifth accused Raveendran, eighth accused K P Dilshad and ninth accused P K Muhammed Fasalu. Considering the period of detention...
11:52 AM, Aug 07, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: With some of its functionaries under the scanner, CPM in Kerala on Tuesday accused the Congress-led UDF Government of plotting to frame senior party leaders in connection with the murder of Marxist rebel and RMP leader T P Chandrasekharan. The party state secretariat alleged that senior leaders of the state were involved in this "heinous conspiracy". The investigation in the case was progressing in accordance with the "script" prepared...
02:39 PM, Jul 10, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Two days after MM Mani, a CPM leader in Kerala, sent out shock waves with his statements, the Congress-led state government initiated legal action him on Monday. The Idukki district secretary of the CPM had claimed his party killed its rivals, listing out specific incidents. Now, the police have slapped three murder and conspiracy cases against him and are all set to reopen the political murder cases that rocked...
11:33 PM, May 28, 2012
Kannur (Kerala): Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) leader P Jayarajan on Friday expressed surprise at his name being linked to the murder of former party colleague T.P. Chandrasekharan, and alleged this was a attempt by the ruling Congress to tarnish the party's image. "I do not see this as a personal attack on me, instead this is a concerted move by a section of the media and the Congress-led United...
06:31 PM, May 18, 2012
Kozhikode: Three Communist Party of India-Marxist members were arrested on Thursday for their involvement in the murder of former party leader T.P. Chandrasekharan, Kerala Police said. With this, the number of arrests in the case has reached 13, with five from the CPM. The three party workers were held in Kannur district, police said. A day ago, police had arrested CPM leader K.C. Ramachandran who allegedly admitted that he had...
06:33 PM, May 17, 2012
Kozhikode: In a shocking incident in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, former Kerala CPM leader T P Chandrasekharan, who was expelled from the party a few years back, was hacked to death by unidentified assailants. The incident took place at Vallikkad in Kozhikode district on Friday night. Chandrasekharan, 50, was riding a bike when he was attacked by the assailants. The assailants first hurled country-made bombs at him and then...
08:45 AM, May 05, 2012
