Thiruvananthapuram, May 18: RSS today asked Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani to convince the Kerala government to order a CBI probe into the May 2 violence at Marad in Kozhikode district, which claimed nine lives, saying only that could bring out the "real facts" behind the incident. In a memorandum submitted to Advani at the Rajabhavan here, leaders of RSS' Kerala unit alleged that moves were on to scuttle an objective and impartial investigation as police were already in possession of evidence that allegedly pointed to the involvement of the workers of IUML, CPI-M and National Development Front (a radical Muslim organisation). "In the circumstances, only an investigation by CBI will help to bring out the real facts," the memorandum signed by RSS prantha sanghachalak P E B Menon, said. The Centre should do the needful to convince the Kerala government about the need to entrust the investigation to CBI and take further steps to hand over the case to CBI, the memorandum, a copy of which was released to press, said. RSS also asked the Centre to expedite the process of deploying coast guard in the Kerala coast and also strengthen activities of the Central intelligence.

BJP leader and minister of state for defence, O Rajagopal, BJP state president K Padmanabhan and party's state vice-president P S Sreedharan Pillai also met Advani and discussed the political situation in the state with him.

Bureau Report