Kanam faces ‘criticism’ for comment on national leadership
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Communist Party of India (CPI) State secretary Kanam Rajendran reportedly faced inner-party dissension for purportedly criticising general secretary D. Raja in his public comments. Mr. Raja had appeared to second CPI leader Annie Raja’s controversial statement that the Kerala Police were patently misogynist and controlled by an “RSS gang”. The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party had interpreted the remark as a direct attack on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who held the Home portfolio. Pressed about the matter last week, Mr. Rajendran pointed to the party mandate that national leaders should not comment on regional issues without keeping the State leadership in the loop. He also stated that party code applied to all members equally.More Related News