The Chakkarakal police have registered a case against seven Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] workers. The complaint states BJP activist Kakkan Shaiju and his wife K. Reeja were assaulted after their house was attacked at Chirathumkandy in Peralassery, Kannur, Kerala on Sunday night, around 7.30 p.m. The accused include CPI(M) Peralassery local committee member K. Mahesh and workers N.K. Biju, Lajeesh Chathoth, K.C. Sunilkumar, P.K. Sashi, and two others. Shaiju and Reeja sustained injuries and are being treated in hospital. According to the complaint, the attack was politically motivated, linked to anger over recent local body election results. Reeja, a BJP candidate in ward 13 (Mundaloor) and president of Chakkaral Mandalam Mahila Morcha, came second with 169 votes. Shaiju said the accused had earlier threatened them, damaged windowpanes, and later assaulted them at their home. CPI(M) has rejected these allegations. Edakkad area secretary M.K. Murali said party workers went to question Shaiju over abusing an autorickshaw driver. Murali claimed Shaiju was drunk, brandished a knife, and tried to attack K. Mahesh. Reeja suffered a palm cut while workers tried to snatch the knife. He called the assault story fabricated. Murali also accused Shaiju of abusing CPI(M) worker Uma at her home and verbally abusing locals in public. The CPI(M) Edakkad committee accused BJP of trying to disturb communal peace in Peralassery. BJP Kannur South district president Biju Elakkuzhi said CPI(M) workers attacked out of frustration over Reeja’s election performance. He visited the injured couple along with BJP State Committee member N. Haridas, and local leaders Vipin Ayyar Kulam and K Lijesh. Police are currently camping in the area to prevent further issues after the tension. Published - January 05, 2026 04:09 pm IST