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CPI(M) wide caput M.A. Baby connected Saturday (June 13, 2026) slammed Congress person Rahul Gandhi implicit his remarks connected Pinarayi Vijayan astatine the INDIA bloc gathering and said the LoP has been urged lone to halt being the "facilitator for the ED and Modi government".
Mr. Gandhi earlier said helium "cannot hug" erstwhile Kerala Chief Minister Vijayan arsenic helium has an ongoing governmental combat with him. He was speaking astatine the June 8 gathering aft Left leaders objected to remarks made by him and different apical Congress leaders earlier the Assembly polls successful the confederate State — alleging tacit knowing betwixt the then-ruling CPI(M) and the BJP. "Nobody is asking Rahul Gandhi to hug Pinarayi Vijayan," Mr. Baby said, responding to Mr. Gandhi's remarks.
"On the contrary, each that we are asking is that helium halt being a facilitator for the ED and the Modi authorities by demanding the apprehension of Pinarayi Vijayan and different absorption leaders. That is not the occupation of the person of the opposition," helium said connected X, a time aft Mr. Gandhi released his comments made astatine the INDIA bloc meeting.
Mr. Gandhi said, "We person our fights, but if you're asking maine to spell and hug the ex-chief curate of Kerala, I cannot and I volition not due to the fact that I person an ongoing governmental combat with him." "So we person to beryllium flexible, and we person to realise that determination is simply a full-scale battle connected america trying to beryllium that the absorption is weak, is disorganised," helium added.
According to sources acquainted with the discussions, during the INDIA bloc meeting, CPI(M) Rajya Sabha person John Brittas had raised concerns implicit allegations made during the Assembly polls campaign, including claims of a tacit knowing betwixt the Left and the BJP.
Ahead of the meeting, Mr. Baby besides wrote to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and objected to the allegations, describing them arsenic inconsistent with the tone of practice wrong the absorption alliance.
At the meeting, Mr. Brittas said that portion the CPI(M) could politically contention charges made by Congress leaders, it was antithetic erstwhile specified remarks came from Gandhi, 1 of the main faces of the alliance.
He argued that the confederation had travel unneurotic to combat the BJP and questioned the intent of partners sitting unneurotic if 1 constituent publically accused different of helping the ruling party.
