Kannur. Around 10 women and five children were brutally attacked with rods in Karivellur near Kannur when they assembled for the ‘Ayyappa Jyothi’ lamp lighting ceremony. The bus carrying the organisers was also damaged in the attack and the organisers of the event were thrashed leaving few people injured. Accusing the CPI(M) for attacking the people the BJP blamed the party cadres for the incident.