BJP Slams Left For Attending Chinese Embassy Event, D Raja Hits Back

Chinese embassy organised an online seminar on July 27 to mark centenary of the founding of Communist Party of China. The Left leaders attended it.

The presence of Left leaders at an online event organised by the Chinese embassy to mark the centenary of the Communist Party of China has triggered a row with the BJP accusing Left parties of having a long tradition of opposing the national interest and harbouring extraterritorial loyalties. The Left, however, defended the decision noting that the government itself is engaged with China on several issues and accused the BJP of raising it to divert attention from its government's failures. The Chinese embassy said that it had organised an online seminar on July 27 to celebrate the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. CPI(M)'s Sitaram Yechury, CPI's D Raja, DMK MP S Senthilkumar and All India Forward Bloc's G Devarajan were among those who attended and addressed it.