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A clash broke retired betwixt workers of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF) astatine Tholpetty adjacent Mananthavady connected Tuesday (December 9, 2025) nighttime aft UDF members accused the LDF of distributing liquor to residents astatine Nedumthana Unnathi to power their votes. A ample constabulary force, led by the Mananthavady DySP, had to intervene to settee the issue.
The UDF alleged that liquor was distributed nether the enactment of the section LDF campaigner and that the CPI(M) workers successful constabulary custody were forcibly released. UDF workers protested against the constabulary for not arresting the campaigner successful question.
On the different hand, LDF workers claimed they had reached Unnathi to forestall UDF workers from distributing liquor and that the UDF protestation was driven by frustration. However, constabulary said nary grounds of liquor organisation was recovered astatine the site.
In a abstracted incident, the UDF alleged that BJP workers were distributing liquor successful Poothadi, centred astir the BJP bureau acceptable up for predetermination purposes. The BJP, however, denied the claim.
