BJP councillor Chempazhanthy Udayan (back to the camera) attacks UDF councillor K.S. Sabarinathan (centre) as UDF councillors continued to protest after the council meeting concluded in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation on Monday. BJP and UDF councillors clashed following this.
| Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran
A council meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Thiruvananthapuram Corporation in Kerala witnessed violent scenes as BJP councillor and Education Standing Committee chairperson Chempazhanthy Udayan allegedly attacked United Democratic Democratic (UDF) council party leader K.S. Sabarinadhan and two women councillors of the Congress on Monday (June 29, 2026)The meeting began amid tensions as the Opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF) mounted strong protests against the continuance of BJP councillor R. Sugathan, who was arrested under the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act (KAAPA), and currently lodged at the high-security correctional facility at Viyyur Central Prison in Thrissur.
BJP councillor Chempazhanthy Udayan (back to the camera) attacks UDF councillor K.S. Sabarinathan (centre) as UDF councillors continued to protest after the council meeting concluded in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation on Monday. BJP and UDF councillors clashed following this.
