Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 11 -- Kerala Opposition Leader and CPI(M) Politburo member Pinarayi Vijayan was accorded a warm reception by party workers on his arrival at the Thiruvananthapuram airport on Sunday following his detention during an opposition protest in New Delhi.
A large number of CPI(M) workers gathered at the airport to welcome Vijayan, who was taken into custody by Delhi Police on Saturday while participating in a protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Vijayan, along with CPI(M) leaders and other opposition representatives, had participated in the demonstration at Jantar Mantar against alleged irregularities in the electoral process and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral...