THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A special team led by City Control Room Assistant Commissioner Suresh Kumar will inquire into the destruction of the Chattambi Swami idol at Kannammoola.
City Police Commissioner Ravada Chandrasekhar has also directed Shangumugham Assistant Commissioner Suresh Kumar to probe into the role of the police in the incident, including the allegation that LDF candidate P. Ramachandran Nair was pushed by the Pettah Circle Inspector.
The Home Department also submitted a detailed report on Wednesday’s incident at Kannammoola to the Election Commission. The nature of action against the police officers who had manhandled the CPI candidate and women devotees will be decided after getting clearance from the Commission. But, the miscreants who had destroyed the Chattambi Swami idol at Kannammoola could not be identified even after 36 hours of the incident.
As threatened, BJP candidate P.K. Krishnadas began a fast in front of the controversial plot at Kannammoola on Thursday morning. He demanded that Pettah CI Ramesh should be suspended for manhandling protestors. By noon, veteran BJP leader O. Rajagopal took over the fast as Krishnadas had to go for campaigning.
Rajagopal concluded the fast in the evening when the Home Minister’s office informed BJP leaders about the report sent to the Election Commission. The fast of BJP leaders was inaugurated by NSS Taluk Union president Sangeeth Kumar. He said the peaceful strike demanding a memorial for Chattambi Swami will continue till the government takes a decision on the issue. The strike will be intensified after consulting with like-minded people, he added.
Hindu Aikya Vedi general secretary Kummanam Rajasekharan, Swami Gangesananda Theerthapadar of Panmana Ashram and BJP leader M.S. Kumar spoke. Chatttambi Swami Janmasthana Samrakshana Samithy convenor S.R. Krishnakumar presided over.
The idol of Chattambi Swami and the make-shift temple in front of the 17-cent plot, believed to be the birthplace of Chattambi Swami, at Kannammoola were destroyed by miscreants on Tuesday night. The controversial plot is now owned by Traffic IG B. Sandhya. Protestors and activists of Janmasthana Samrakshana Samithy alleged that the idol was destroyed as directed by Sandhya.