Kerala - Thiruvananthapuram   

Tense situation prevails in front of AKG Centre

Staff Reporter

Police cordon withdrawn on the demand of local CPI(M) leaders

EXPRESSING SOLIDARITY: Youth owing allegiance to the DYFI shouting slogans in support of Leader of the Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan near his official residence. — Photo: C. Ratheesh Kumar

Thiruvananthapuram: A tense situation prevailed in front of the AKG Centre, on Thursday, when nearly 50 youth marched past the building shouting slogans in support of Leader of the Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan.

The demonstrators, suspected to be Students Federation of India (SFI) and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) activists, set out from Students Centre near PMG Junction around 6.45 p.m. The youth were carrying flags of both the organisations and shouting slogans in support of the CPI(M).

The police threw a cordon in front of the AKG Centre to prevent any untoward incident. CPI(M) State secretary Pinarayi Vijayan and other leaders, including Kodiyeri Balakrishnan and M.A. Baby, were inside the AKG Centre at the time.

The media were present in strength outside the AKG Centre. The police cordon was withdrawn on the demand of some local CPI(M) leaders. The demonstration ended at the official residence of Mr. Achuthanandan.

SFI statement

The State committee of the Students Federation of India (SFI) has said that no activist of the organisation was part of the group that marched past the AKG Centre. In a press release here, the SFI said that the group had carried the organisation's flag without authorisation.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

DIC(K) reiterates decision to contest on party symbol
Model injection corner for SAT Hospital
25 IT, ITES firms to participate in The Hindu Opportunities Fair
Call for greater initiatives to study Kerala history
Tense situation prevails in front of AKG Centre
List of candidates was approved unanimously, says CPI(M)
`UDF has not thought of admitting new constituents'
IOC to set up 19 LPG stations in State
EC issues guidelines on poll campaign
`Resolution on Maudany issue an election stunt'
Ordinances to be repromulgated
`All wars are against culture'
Homage paid to Devarajan
Plea for food policy
Anti-liquor march concludes today
Short-term courses at engineering college
Reinstatement of staff demanded
Mock interview
Quiz on environment
Around the City
In Thiruvananthapuram Today

Copyright © 2006, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu