Asianet anchor Vinu John had criticised the CPI(M) and CITU organised bandh in Kerala in March 2022, and had objected to communist goons assaulting an auto driver.
An award in the translation category was declared to a former Politburo member of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist), Kobad Gandhi's book 'Fractured Freedom'. The government has now withdrawn the award and scrapped the committee that recommended the book.
As per reports, five SFI goons led by their Thrissur district secretary Hassan Mubarak barged into the Principal's room and threatened the acting Principal, Dr. P Dileep, with physical harm.