Popular Front of India (PFI) protesters blocked the highways at several places in Malappuram and Palakkad districts on Thursday morning in response to the arrest of the PFI top leaders and raids on their houses and PFI centres across the State.
The National Highway 66 was blocked at Puthanathani and Poovanchina near Kottakkal. The National Highway 966 was blocked at Koottilangadi near Malappuram and Olavakode near Palakkad. Traffic jams were seen at several places because of the blockade. At Manjeri, the protesters blocked the highway for two hours.
Seven national council members of the PFI were taken into custody by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) teams after they raided Malabar House, the PFI centre at Puthanathani. They included Afsar Pasha, Anees Ahamed, Minarul Shaikh, Wahid Sait, and Asif.
