August 08,2017 00:10:02 AM
The roots of the ongoing violence go back to the 1960s in Kannur, when the major industry at that time was beedi -- most factory owners were RSS sympathizers, while most workers were organized by Communists under trade unions. The Pro-RSS employers brought RSS activists from Mangalore in Karnataka where had been successful in suppressing labour unrest.This led to constant confrontations between the two groups.
Tue, Aug 08, 2017
