CPI(M) and Congress squabble over whether KSU activists injured Health Minister Veena George during black flag protest in Kannur

Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Congress engaged in a heated dispute over the alleged injury of Kerala Health Minister Veena George during an opposition protest at Kannur railway station. CPI(M) leader M.V. Govindan denied the Congress's accusation that Ms. George had feigned injury, while Congress leaders K. Sudhakaran and K. Muraleedharan mocked her performance in a school-level "mono acting" competition. The dispute escalated with both parties accusing each other of misogynistic behavior and resorting to inflammatory rhetoric. Both sides sought to downplay the tensions, but the police maintained a heightened security presence across the state.