Overview

• A video shows state BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar angrily telling a woman journalist not to ask questions and demanding her channel affiliation.
• The Kerala Union of Working Journalists said his conduct was insulting and threatening toward a woman reporter.
• K Anil Kumar, the Thirumala ward councillor and president of a cooperative society, was found hanging at his ward office, according to police reports.
• The BJP alleges he was threatened by CPI(M) leaders and claims to have evidence, while CPI(M) cites a suicide note that does not mention the party or police.
• Chandrasekhar says he spoke with Anil two days before the death and that they did not discuss financial issues related to the society.