'Furniture damaged, posters destroyed': Congress-run club vandalised in Kerala’s Kannur; party blames CPM

A Congress-run local club near Thalassery in Kannur district was vandalised on Saturday night, police said on Sunday.

The Congress alleged that workers of the ruling CPM were behind the attack, claiming it was triggered by their defeat in the recent local body elections.

The incident reportedly occurred at the Priyadarshini Club in the Mathumbhagam area of Eranjoli. According to Congress sources cited by PTI, miscreants damaged furniture, including chairs, and destroyed flags and posters kept inside the premises. A portrait of Mahatma Gandhi was also found thrown aside.

The club had functioned as the Congress election committee office during the local body polls. The party claimed that resentment over its victory in the Mathumbhagam ward, considered a CPM stronghold, led to the vandalism.

Party workers have lodged a complaint seeking action against those responsible. Police have registered a case and an investigation is underway, PTI reported.