Thiruvananthapuram: Congress supporters celebrate outside a polling center during the counting of votes after the party’s victory in Kerala’s local body elections, in Thiruvananthapuram, Saturday, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. Buoyed by its victory in Kerala local bodies polls, the Congress on Saturday exuded confidence that the UDF will get a similar mandate in the assembly elections and asserted that many "red fortresses" will collapse in the coming times. (PTI Photo)
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Kerala: Post-civic poll violence erupts; Congress office, Indira Gandhi statue attacked.

  • Violence erupted across Kerala, especially in northern districts, following local body election results.
  • A Congress office in Eramala, Kozhikode, was allegedly attacked by CPI(M) workers, damaging the building and an Indira Gandhi statue.
  • Incidents included stone pelting at a UDF procession in Marad, attacks on UDF activists' vehicles in Sultan Bathery, and clashes in Panoor and Ulikkal, Kannur.
  • Houses of Muslim League activists were attacked in Panoor, and police sustained minor injuries during an LDF march in Bedakom, Kasaragod.
  • Clashes between CPI(M) and BJP workers were also reported in Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram, resulting in minor injuries.

Why It Matters: Post-election clashes in Kerala reveal deep political divisions and instability.

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