THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday condemned the Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh in which at least 22 security personnel were killed and 30 others injured.
"Condemn the Maoist attack on security personnel in Chhattisgarh, unequivocally. There can be no space for armed rebellion in a democracy," Vijayan tweeted.
Violence should be shed, democratic and peaceful means should be upheld to strengthen our democracy, he added.
At least 22 security personnel were killed in a fierce gun-battle with Maoists in a forest along the border between Bijapur and Sukma districts in Chhattisgarh on Saturday.