Thrissur, April 26 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday condemned the incident of crackers bursting near the residence of party leader Sobha Surendran in Thrissur and urged the state government to take swift action.

In a statement issued by the BJP, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said, "Shobha Surendran is a senior BJP leader who is very popular among Malayalis. Shobha Surendran and the BJP are not afraid of the bomb attack attempt near Shobha Surendran's house in Thrissur. The BJP strongly condemns the incident. I demand that the Chief Minister, who is also the Home Minister, quickly investigate and arrest the culprits, whether they are Congress or CPM."

He demanded that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan...