Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan today demanded a fresh probe into the death of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati at Kandhamal in Odisha on August 23, 2008, which had triggered riots in that area.
He put forth this demand while releasing the Malayalam translation of 'Who killed Swami Laxmanananda', a book penned by Delhi based journalist Anto Akkara, here today.
He handed over the first copy of the book to noted historian Dr K N Panicker at a function at the press club here.
Anto Akkara and N Moosakutty, who translated the book also spoke on the occasion.
(With agency inputs)
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