Murder to be a by-poll issue

THRISSUR: Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) spokesman M M Hassan has said that the murder of Revolutionary Marxist Party (RMP) leader T P Chandrasekharan will figure as a major issue in the campaign for the Neyyattinkara by-election. “The election is on other political issues, but I am sure that Chandrasekharan's murder will be discussed in the campaign, especially because R Selvaraj is the UDF candidate,” Hassan told reporters. “The CPI (M) alleges that UDF Ministers and Congress leaders are trying to influence investigators because it fears the investigation,” he said.