Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and other political leaders on Wednesday condemned the alleged attack on CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury at AKG Bhavan, New Delhi. Vijayan said the attack amounted to an assault on Indian democracy.

Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala said the attackers were "cowards" and Chennithala alleged that Hindu Sena activists attacked the CPM leader and that it was a challenge to democracy.

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