Youth activists of Congress, CPI(M) clash in Adoor; ex-MLA Mamkootathil booked

Police register three cases against youth activists of the CPI(M) and Congress, and former Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil following clashes at Adoor in Keralam.

Widespread clashes broke out among youth activists of the Congress and Communist Party India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] in Adoor in the district, prompting the police to register three cases against activists, including former Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, officers have said.

The police said on Sunday that three cases were registered against activists of the Kerala Students Union (KSU), the Youth Congress, the Students Federation of India (SFI), and the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI).

Tension began following college union elections at the College of Engineering, Adoor, on Saturday (October 10, 2026), the police said.

The situation escalated after SFI and DYFI activists took out a protest rally in Adoor against the detention of CPI(M) leaders in New Delhi, the police said.

The first case pertains to the alleged attack on two KSU leaders by DYFI and SFI activists in front of a medical store at Ezhamkulam during the protest rally around 7 p.m. The police registered a case against seven SFI and DYFI activists in connection with the incident, officers said.