Unidentified persons destroyed the memorial of slain Revolutionary Marxist Party (RMP) leader T P Chandrasekharan at Vallikkad in the district today.
The memorial was erected by party loyalists at Vallikkaad near Vadakara, where Chandrasekheran, a former CPI-M leader, was hacked to death in May 2012.
The memorial was found vandalised in the wee hours, police said.
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RSP leaders alleged that CPI-M activists were behind the attack. As a protest, the area observed a half-day hartal.
Twelve accused, including three CPI(M) leaders, had been convicted by a court in the Chandrasekheran murder case.
Meanwhile, K K Rema, wife of the late leader, demanded a probe into the incident. She also said it was for the third time that the memorial of her husband was destroyed "by CPI-M activists. Police are hand-in-glove with CPI-M activists', she charged.