According to party sources, Mr. Amin was assaulted at a tea stall by a group of local leaders allegedly led by a TMC regional functionary. Family members alleged that he had stepped out of his house at night when the incident took place
While refraining from directly accusing the CPI(M), Mr. Purushothaman linked the incident to what he described as the growing influence of a “political mafia” in Payyannur.