PFI in Kerala disbands itself?
The Hindu
A press release issued in the name of the PFI State general secretary asked cadres to halt political activities and organisation work.
The Popular Front of India (PFI) in Kerala has reportedly disbanded itself.
A press release issued in the name of the PFI State general secretary A. Abdul Sattar asked cadres to halt political activities and organisation work.
PFI office bearers did not return calls from journalists seeking more details about the development.
Mr. Sattar was in police custody in Kollam purportedly at the behest of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which wants him on Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) charges.
A police squad took Mr. Sattar's custody from his office in Karunagapally and hustled him away in a police van to the District Police Chief's office at around 12.30 p.m. Hence, the news was yet to be confirmed independently.
Nevertheless, a top official said the statement could be true. The police were tracing its provenance.
The statement announcing the purported disbanding of PFI appeared in several online media chat groups in Kerala almost simultaneously on Wednesday.