The byelections were necessitated after Anvar submitted his resignation on January 13 to Assembly Speaker AN Shamseer, days after holding talks with TMC leaders, including Abhishek Banerjee and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee.
BJP leader V Muraleedharan criticised the Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for trying to silence Nilambur Independent MLA PV Anvar over the allegations raised by him.
Earlier, the Kerala Chapter of the IPS Association has strongly condemned the alleged "derogatory, malicious, and defamatory" remarks made by Nilambur MLA P V Anvar against Malappuram District Police Chief S Sasidharan IPS.
The Kerala Chapter of the IPS Association has strongly condemned the alleged "derogatory, malicious, and defamatory" remarks made by Nilambur MLA P V Anvar against Malappuram District Police Chief S Sasidharan IPS. The Association has urged the MLA to retract his statements and issue a publi