State police throws security ring around rebellious LDF MLA P.V. Anvar’s house ahead of public meeting in Malappuram

State police provide security for dissident LDF legislator amidst protests, threats, and accusations in Kerala.

The State police have thrown a security ring around dissident Left Democratic Front (LDF) legislator P.V. Anvar’s house in Malappuram, amidst increasingly strident Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] protests denouncing the MLA as a turncoat and catspaw for fundamentalist forces. 

The police move came hours before Mr. Anvar was scheduled to address a public meeting in Nilambur town on Sunday (September 29, 2024) evening.

At the meeting, he threatened to release more evidence of wrongdoing against the police, party leaders, and Mr. Vijayan’s political office.

Mr. Anvar had also repeatedly flagged severe threats to his life and those of his family members and applied for a fire-arm license for self-protection. 

Disregarding a CPI(M) ultimatum last week, Mr. Anvar pivoted somewhat vehemently against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his office, and his family after he felt that the government and party had given short shrift to his demand to remove Additional Director General of Police, Law and Order M.R. Ajith Kumar from the top post on charges of corruption, criminality, and secret links with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

Mr. Anvar also accused Mr. Vijayan’s political secretary, P. Sasi, of being hand-in-glove with the ranking officer. He also exited the CPI(M) parliamentary party in the Kerala Legislative Assembly,