Choosing P. Sarin will be a sign of CPI(M)‘s moral decline, says KPCC president K. Sudhakaran

KPCC president criticizes CPI(M) for considering former critic as candidate, emphasizes importance of loyalty in elections.

K. Sudhakaran, president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), has said if the CPI(M) chose P. Sarin, former digital media cell convener of the KPCC, as the Left front candidate for the byelection from Palakkad, it would be “a sign of that party’s moral decline.”

Meanwhile, the Left front has not yet announced its candidate for the byelections, including the one for Palakkad Assembly segment.

Interacting with mediapersons here on on Thursday (October 17, 2024), Mr. Sudhakaran said: “What kind of credibility the CPI(M) would have if it supported Mr. Sarin?”

Mr. Sudhakaran commented that until recently, Mr. Sarin had been openly criticising the CPI(M), and a decision to nominate him would be a sign of the party’s pathetic situation.

The KPCC president emphasised that “we cannot hold anyone back” from leaving the party and that it is up to Mr. Sarin to make his own decisions. He expressed a desire for Mr. Sarin to stay with the Congress party and mentioned that this has been communicated to him.

He noted that not everyone can be made a candidate.

Mr. Sudhakaran said success in Palakkad is reliant on the people, not on any individual leader, and that leaders should not have undue influence over the outcome.