Kannur, March 30 -- The United Democratic Front (UDF) has alleged that Communist Party of India (Marxist) workers attacked its election campaign activities in Taliparamba and Dharmadam in Kannur on Monday.

In Taliparamba, the campaign vehicle of UDF-backed independent candidate TK Govindan was reportedly attacked at Malappattam Central. According to reports, CPI (M) workers blocked the LED displays of the campaign vehicle before carrying out the attack. TK Govindan had earlier this month quit the CPI (M) in protest over the decision to field CPI(M) State Secretary P K Shyamala from Taliparamba, after which he was expelled from the party.

Meanwhile, in Dharmadam, CPI (M) workers allegedly attempted to assault UDF candidate VP Abdul Rashe...