Kerala RSS Worker's Murder: Data Reveals Record Of Political Killings

[akki]

Record Of Political Killings
The brutal murder of an RSS worker in Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram has sparked a huge row over political killings in the state.


Thiruvananthapuram: Days after Rajesh Edavakode, a worker of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was murdered allegedly by communist activists, his 31-year-old wife Rehena Rajesh can't bear to think about her future with two young children and aged parents.

Rajesh, a member of the overarching right-wing volunteer organisation since the age of 9, was brutally attacked and murdered on July 29. Police say the suspects in the incident had links to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPM, but Rajesh was murdered for personal reasons. The RSS is the ideological mentor of the BJP and is tasked with carving a base for the party in a state traditionally dominated by the ruling Left and the Congress.


"Why was he killed so brutally with 52 stab marks? For what mistake? This is a political murder by CPM," his wife Rehena said.

The RSS has alleged that CPM-led government in Kerala has been targeting BJP and RSS workers as it is afraid of the BJP's growing influence. "Kerala government is misusing its powers. We want a central agency to probe the killings," said RSS joint general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale in New Delhi today. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is expected to visit the Kerala on Sunday to visit Rajesh's family.

Police records with details of every political murder between 2000 and 2017 accessed exclusively by NDTV impugn both the political fronts in Kerala. In the last 17 years, 85 CPM workers, 65 RSS or BJP workers, 11 workers of Congress and IUML each have been killed - mostly by their political rivals including CPM and RSS or BJP.

A CPM activist from Kannur, 43-year-old Sreejan Babu, has been in the Kozhikode's Baby Memorial Hospital for almost a month, after he was brutally attacked by nine masked men - believed to be right-wing activists. His wife Remya Sreejan, a CPM councillor, said, "This is nothing but a conspiracy. We don't even know why he was attacked by our political rivals. And this is not the first time."

"In the last one year, 13 of our workers have been killed," alleged CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury.

However, according to police statistics, 10 RSS or BJP workers have been murdered since February last year while four CPM workers have been killed due to suspected political rivalry.

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[Asim_khan]

Is this the first instance of an RSS worker being killed and not actually doing the killing? What's going on?

 

[akki]

Is this the first instance of an RSS worker being killed and not actually doing the killing? What's going on?

Not first actually but pakistani posters only bring news when reverse happens to shape it communal and to find a way to thanks jinnah.

 

[kaayal]

Is this the first instance of an RSS worker being killed and not actually doing the killing? What's going on?

Occurs mostly in Kerala. Both Communist and RSS have quotation groups who attacks each other. It's been going on for several decades....

 

[Asim_khan]

Sad really, these are poor people. I doubt RSS give a crap about the widow and children once she's no longer politically viable, and since she's the widow of a hardline fanatic, will she have to remain single for the rest of her life?

 

[Varun]

Is this the first instance of an RSS worker being killed and not actually doing the killing? What's going on?

Every politician and political outfit are shady, and killing in certain parts of the country can't be put past any of them. You strike me as the sort who will lap up the Congress agenda if you were an Indian and blindly vote for the likes of Rahul Gandhi election after election.

 

[troodon]

Is this the first instance of an RSS worker being killed and not actually doing the killing? What's going on?

Not the first time. Most never makes it to the News unless it happens in sensitive areas.

 

[Asim_khan]

Every politician and political outfit are shady, and killing in certain parts of the country can't be put past any of them. You strike me as the sort who will lap up the Congress agenda if you were an Indian and blindly vote for the likes of Rahul Gandhi election after election.

Between Modi/BJP and Congress/Ghandi? Perhaps. Simply as a Muslim I'd feel they're less likely to stoke religouos tensions or empower bat shiznit crazed right wing murderous fanatics. Please note I said less likely, cos I'm familiar with Rahul making sectarian comments to win over the hardcore right. Also Ghandi has that Bilawal/Maryam Nawaz nepotistic/Monarchy heir, and I'm a committed republican.

Personally feel AAP would be my party in India, I consider them of the same ilk as Imran Khan/Corbyn/Sanders/Trudeau with a strong ethos on social welfare

 

[CricketCartoons]

Between Modi/BJP and Congress/Ghandi? Perhaps. Simply as a Muslim I'd feel they're less likely to stoke religouos tensions or empower bat shiznit crazed right wing murderous fanatics. Please note I said less likely, cos I'm familiar with Rahul making sectarian comments to win over the hardcore right. Also Ghandi has that Bilawal/Maryam Nawaz nepotistic/Monarchy heir, and I'm a committed republican.

Personally feel AAP would be my party in India, I consider them of the same ilk as Imran Khan/Corbyn/Sanders/Trudeau with a strong ethos on social welfare

Please. AAP is a very corrupt party (just like others, except they claim to be holier than thou). Bharat Jalao Party is only here to play politics over dead bodies and fake promises. Congress is the lesser evil and needs a new face, ideally someone from outside the dynasty. The social justice based parties like Lalu Yadav's are slightly better than congress, but have only regional presence. Hoping to see an alliance of parties who kick out Feku in 2019.

 

[jusarrived]

Between Modi/BJP and Congress/Ghandi? Perhaps. Simply as a Muslim I'd feel they're less likely to stoke religouos tensions or empower bat shiznit crazed right wing murderous fanatics. Please note I said less likely, cos I'm familiar with Rahul making sectarian comments to win over the hardcore right. Also Ghandi has that Bilawal/Maryam Nawaz nepotistic/Monarchy heir, and I'm a committed republican.

Personally feel AAP would be my party in India, I consider them of the same ilk as Imran Khan/Corbyn/Sanders/Trudeau with a strong ethos on social welfare

Most Muslims in India know that Congress is the root cause of most of communal issues and the reason they wont vote against them is only cos BJP is not an option .

Just follow some of the recent controversies in Karnataka where elections is close , Congress has been desperately creating tensions just to divide and split some of the Hindu votes , the anti-hindi protests , lingayats demanding for a separate religion , flag controversy ..all this started in the last few months . The only difference is people can see through it now, even though BJP is pathetic in the state voting for Congress is like voting for more communal tensions . The communal issues are a lot more in Congress run states .

BJP does have lot of idiots , few of them are extreme right wing but relatively they have some good leaders and their priority still is growth . They have taken a few bold and unpopular decisions , win which will start paying off in some time . If only they can control some of the loudmouths in the party , I think we should start focusing on real issues like Jobs , but unfortunately they are not just up against opposition but also the media which only sells negativity .

 

[Varun]

Between Modi/BJP and Congress/Ghandi? Perhaps. Simply as a Muslim I'd feel they're less likely to stoke religouos tensions or empower bat shiznit crazed right wing murderous fanatics. Please note I said less likely, cos I'm familiar with Rahul making sectarian comments to win over the hardcore right. Also Ghandi has that Bilawal/Maryam Nawaz nepotistic/Monarchy heir, and I'm a committed republican.

Personally feel AAP would be my party in India, I consider them of the same ilk as Imran Khan/Corbyn/Sanders/Trudeau with a strong ethos on social welfare

Elections are won or lost on the back of the unpredictability of voters and their opinions/loyalties. Otherwise, you can just work out the Prime Minister with a calculator in hand.

By your own admission, you and other Muslims tend to vote as a block and provide zero unpredictability. The likes of Rahul Gandhi doesn't even need to try anything because you aren't going to budge come hell or high water.

My advice? Diversify and spice it up a little bit. Have certain sections of your community flare up and support Trump, Modi, or Brexit. Make yourselves hard to guess, and it'll be for your greater good.

 

[jusarrived]

Elections are won or lost on the back of the unpredictability of voters and their opinions/loyalties. Otherwise, you can just work out the Prime Minister with a calculator in hand.

By your own admission, you and other Muslims tend to vote as a block and provide zero unpredictability. The likes of Rahul Gandhi doesn't even need to try anything because you aren't going to budge come hell or high water.

My advice? Diversify and spice it up a little bit. Have certain sections of your community flare up and support Trump, Modi, or Brexit. Make yourselves hard to guess, and it'll be for your greater good.

Thats my biggest disappointment with Muslims in India , for eg we have had two major decisions taken by this govt in last one year . Some of them have supported it and some have criticised , but the sad part is only Hindus seems to be split on this . On the other hand I see every Muslim blindly criticising these moves , GST implications are still unknown and even economists are careful making a call , while we have these guys busy on FB and Watsapp posting and forwarding conspiracy theories about it the very same day it was launched.

 

[Varun]

Thats my biggest disappointment with Muslims in India , for eg we have had two major decisions taken by this govt in last one year . Some of them have supported it and some have criticised , but the sad part is only Hindus seems to be split on this . On the other hand I see every Muslim blindly criticising these moves , GST implications are still unknown and even economists are careful making a call , while we have these guys busy on FB and Watsapp posting and forwarding conspiracy theories about it the very same day it was launched.

True. Very one-track mind.

Why not analyze the GST (or any other) issue from an economic/demographic/political standpoint and then give your opinion rather than blindly stand together and spout out the same old arguments that shows that NO critical thinking has been used?

 

[kaayal]

Blindly generalising 200million people just because they don't attest to the RSS dream of turning India into a Hindu rashtra, yeah keep going and we will never support it. Give us another option who don't meddle in this religious politics and focus on the developmental issues, we would gladly accept it. Is there anyone???

As far as GST is concerned, many considered it as one of the major milestone in our economic development but it's implementation is creating an uncertainity now in people's mind just like the demonetisation move. It will take time to finally conclude whether it was a brilliant move or was a blunder.

 

[Varun]

Blindly generalising 200million people just because they don't attest to the RSS dream of turning India into a Hindu rashtra, yeah keep going and we will never support it. Give us another option who don't meddle in this religious politics and focus on the developmental issues, we would gladly accept it. Is there anyone???

We're generalizing 200 million people because they have only one opinion, come hell or high water. Fact.

The support of one political party over the other is just one example.