Back-to-back attacks on Congress offices in Thiruvananthapuram spark political tensions in Keralam
Political tensions in Kerala have escalated following attacks on Congress party offices in Thiruvananthapuram. These incidents follow a standoff between Congress and BJP supporters regarding protests against Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Why it matters
The violence highlights growing political polarization and the potential for civil unrest between major political factions in the region.
A politically fraught atmosphere seemed to prevail in Keralam on Wednesday (September 30, 2026) following back-to-back attacks on Congress offices in Thiruvananthapuram district.
The latest attacks came against the backdrop of a tense Statewide standoff between Youth Congress activists and Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) supporters after Congress workers waved black flags as Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s convoy passed through Kollam district on September 26.
Congress-BJP friction rose after unidentified persons set fire to Congress’s Anavoor Mandalam Committee office at Paliyode Junction in Neyyattinkara on Tuesday night. On Wednesday morning, Congress workers who opened the District Congress Committee office near Bakery Junction in Thiruvananthapuram found its window panel shattered by stone-throwing.
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