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The Communist Party of India (Marxist) expelled elder person T. K. Govindan from the enactment connected Tuesday (March 17, 2026), a time aft helium levelled allegations against its leadership.
While dismissing the allegations raised by Mr. Govindan, K.K. Ragesh, territory secretary, CPI(M) termed them “baseless and misleading”, portion defending the enactment of P.K. Shyamala arsenic a candidate.
Addressing the media, helium alleged that Mr. Govindan had “become a tool” of the United Democratic Front (UDF) successful pursuit of a parliamentary presumption and accused him of succumbing to “parliamentary opportunism”.
He said Mr. Govindan, who held cardinal organisational posts including territory secretariat membership, was driven by an “undue lust for power”.
Mr. Ragesh said that the enactment was unaware that Mr. Govindan harboured ambitions for a parliamentary berth, adding that leaders holding precocious presumption successful the enactment should not prosecute specified idiosyncratic ambitions. He maintained that Mr. Govindan’s sanction had ne'er been projected successful immoderate enactment committee for candidature.
“Regardless of who was fielded, helium would person taken the aforesaid stand,” Mr Ragesh said, defending the party’s campaigner enactment process.
Mr. Ragesh further said that campaigner enactment successful the enactment is simply a corporate determination taken aft elaborate discussions astatine assorted levels and not by immoderate idiosyncratic leader. He accused Mr. Govindan of distorting facts.
Mr. Govindan had connected Monday accused the CPI(M) State caput M.V. Govindan of nepotism successful fielding his woman and person P.K. Shyamala from the Taliparamba assembly constituency, which M.V. Govindan held for 3 consecutive terms.
Mr. Ragesh connected Tuesday clarified that Ms. Shyamala’s candidature was finalised strictly successful accordance with enactment procedures. “The CPI(M) has implicit 5 lakh members and galore are qualified to go candidates, however, lone a fewer tin beryllium fielded. Selection is based connected aggregate criteria including organisational enactment and nationalist contribution,” helium said responding to allegations of nepotism.
The enactment territory caput said respective leaders’ relatives person been nominated successful the past but ne'er connected the ground of idiosyncratic relationship. Each campaigner is chosen based connected their enactment and responsibilities wrong the party, that is however Ms, Shyamala emerged arsenic a candidate, helium added.
Highlighting her governmental background, Mr. Ragesh said Ms. Shyamala has been progressive successful the Communist question for decades and has held cardinal organisational roles including successful the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI).
He noted that the enactment had decided to tract 2 women candidates successful Kannur territory and her sanction people emerged during discussions. He besides said that Mr. TK Govindan’s sanction was not considered successful immoderate governmental oregon non-official enactment forum and accused him of moving successful favour of Sunny Joseph, president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee.
