Faisi claimed that the Kerala government gives importance to Southern-region of the state despite the northern Malabar region having the most assembly seats.
The police said that the murder was pre-planned and that a decision on a psychological evaluation of the accused will be taken only after the completion of the arrest procedures.
The increasing affinity of the Congress party towards radical Islam, backed by Muslim organisations' firm control on the UDF, has now cost political support for them in Kerala.