Thiruvananthapuram, Wednesday, October 29, 2008: After the weekly Cabinet meeting, speaking to scribes Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan said, the number of arrest made so far cannot be revealed at present, because it would hinder the progress of the investigation in the case. Chief Minister said those slained during the encounter with army in Kupwara had criminal backgrounds. Like RSS and Bajrang Dal, NDF is also under scanner for its activities and enrollment of youth to its cadre, the Government has been receiving a lot of complaints against NDF Chief Minister said.

Achuthanandan said his speech at Vayalar regarding religious teachings were not targeted at a certain community.