Overview

• The Supreme Court refused to admit the final appeal on August 4, resulting in the cancellation of bail and the eight convicted CPI(M) workers surrendering to the Thalassery Sessions Court
• Following their surrender, the convicts were transferred to Kannur Central Prison after party cadres gathered outside the court and raised slogans under the leadership of MLA K.K. Shailaja
• C Sadanandan Master condemned the send-off as “unfortunate” and warned that celebrating convicted attackers sends a dangerous message to society
• BJP leaders accused the CPI(M) of endorsing violence and undermining Kerala’s rule of law by treating the convicts as heroes returning from battle
• The case closes a 31-year legal saga that began with Master’s premeditated 1994 attack, upheld by the Kerala High Court as deliberate and resulting in enhanced compensation orders