MANGALORE : CPI demands release of Vittal Malekudiya May 19 , 2012 00:00 IST Members of the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district units of the Communist Party of India ( CPI ) staged a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner 's office here on Friday condemning the BJP Government for arresting Vittala Malekudiya , a postgraduate student of Mass Communication and Journalism of Mangalore University , for alleged links with Maoists .