Kannur, May 27 -- Communist Party of India (Marxist) workers staged a protest in Kannur on Wednesday following Enforcement Directorate (ED) searches at multiple premises in Kerala, including the residence of former Chief Minister and Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan, in connection with the Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) case.

Party workers gathered outside Vijayan's residence in Kannur and raised slogans against the central agency, protesting the raids conducted earlier in the day.

Including Vijayan's residence, ED conducted searches at 10 premises in Keralam in the Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) case.

Officials said the raids are underway from early Wednesday, covering all the locations based on specific inputs...