Dalit migrant workers’ lynching leaves Kerala aghast and draws across-the-aisle political condemnation

Key Points

1. Ram Narayan, a Dalit migrant labourer from Chhattisgarh, was lynched in Walayar, Palakkad.
2. The incident occurred on suspicion that Ram Narayan was a 'felonious alien from Bangladesh'.
3. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan condemned the killing and announced a Special Investigation Team (SIT).
4. CPI(M) State secretary M.V. Govindan blamed the RSS for the killing, alleging the accused were RSS workers.
5. Excise Minister M.B. Rajesh stated that the RSS's hate politics manifested in Ram Narayan's killing.
6. The government promised compensation to Ram Narayan's family and to return his remains to his native village free of charge.