Vijayaraghavan calls Sasi a betrayer

Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] Polit Bureau subordinate A. Vijayaraghavan has described expelled person P.K. Sasi arsenic a betrayer of the party, and said that the nonaccomplishment would beryllium lone for him and not for the party.

Mr. Vijayaraghavan was inaugurating a CPI(M) governmental explanatory gathering held astatine Mannarkkad connected Wednesday. Drawing connected iconic characters from Malayalam cinema, Mr. Vijayaraghavan likened Mr. Sasi to Mangalassery Neelakandan portion helium remains successful the party, but to Keeleri Achu erstwhile helium is retired of the party.

CPI(M) leaders who addressed the gathering lashed retired astatine Mr. Sasi. District caput E.N. Suresh Babu said helium had initiated ineligible proceedings against Mr. Sasi for linking him with the ‘spirit lobby.’

He said that Mr. Sasi had grown affluent by betraying the party. “Until now, it was amended near unsaid; but determination is nary crushed to support it hidden anymore,” helium said, adding that Mr. Sasi volition person to regret for deserting the party.

CPI(M) Mannarkkad country erstwhile caput U.T. Ramakrishnan presided implicit the function. K. Premkumar, MLA, cardinal committee subordinate K.S. Saleekha, P.M. Arsho, K.C. Riyasudheen, and M.K. Narayanan spoke.