CPI(M) accuses Beypore police of removing flex boards on Ayodhya temple theft
The CPI(M) has accused local police in Beypore of removing flex boards that criticized the ruling party regarding alleged financial irregularities at the Ayodhya Ram temple. The party claims the police action demonstrates subservience to the Sangh Parivar.
Why it matters
The incident reflects the polarized political climate in India and concerns regarding the suppression of political dissent and freedom of expression.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] has accused the local police in Beypore in Kozhikode district of removing flex boards highlighting the alleged theft at the Ayodhya Ram temple.
T. Radha Gopi, CPI(M) Feroke area committee secretary, said in a release on Saturday (August 8, 2026) that the boards with a headline ‘Those who came into power in the name of Lord Ram are stealing from the Ram temple’ were put up at a private place by Samskrithi Temple Coordination Committee aligned with the party in Beypore. By removing them, the police under the United Democratic Front government had shown its subservience to the Sangh Parivar, she alleged.
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