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Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] wide caput M.A. Baby connected Saturday (June 13, 2026) launched a crisp onslaught connected Congress person Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of treble standards and indirectly aiding the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government’s actions against absorption enactment leaders.
Responding to Rahul Gandhi’s reported remarks astatine a caller INDIA bloc gathering that helium “cannot hug erstwhile Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan” owed to ongoing governmental differences, Mr. Baby said nary 1 had asked Mr. Gandhi to clasp the Kerala person successful the archetypal place. “Nobody is asking Mr. Gandhi to hug Mr. Vijayan. On the contrary, each that we are asking is that helium halt being a facilitator for the Enforcement Directorate and the Modi authorities by demanding the apprehension of Mr. Vijayan and different absorption leaders. That is not the occupation of the Leader of the Opposition successful Lok Sabha,” Mr. Baby told mediapersons successful Thrissur connected the sidelines of a, EMS Smriti (memorial) event.
He further criticised Mr. Gandhi for allegedly creating conditions that enabled Central agencies to people absorption figures. “Mr. Gandhi should not go a idiosyncratic who facilitates the hunting of absorption leaders by Central agencies connected behalf of the Narendra Modi government,” helium said.
Mr. Baby took a swipe astatine Mr. Gandhi’s aged motion successful Parliament of hugging the Prime Minister. “The state has seen Mr. Gandhi moving up to hug Mr. Modi successful Parliament. If helium tin clasp a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) person similar Mr. Modi, however is it that helium cannot bash the aforesaid with Mr. Vijayan, citing governmental differences?” Mr. Baby asked.
Political dignity
Mr. Baby besides emphasised the request for maintaining governmental dignity wrong the INDIA alliance, noting that constituent parties often competed against each different successful assorted States. “There are governmental norms and standards that should beryllium upheld portion making criticisms. Leaders astatine the nationalist level should workout restraint and support decorum,” helium said, adding that disapproval should not transverse the boundaries of communal respect.
Rejecting allegations of immoderate knowing betwixt the CPI(M) and the BJP, Mr. Baby termed specified claims arsenic “baseless.” He besides asserted that nary different enactment had fought the BJP arsenic consistently arsenic the CPI(M).
Cong. ties with DMK
Referring to INDIA confederation dynamics, Mr. Baby pointed retired that the Congress had benefited from its concern with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) successful Tamil Nadu. “The Congress secured 5 seats arsenic portion of the DMK-led confederation and adjacent obtained a Rajya Sabha spot done its support,” helium noted, adding that specified practice should beryllium acknowledged with owed respect.
Criticising Congress’s nexus with Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) successful Tamil Nadu, Mr. Baby cautioned against excessive hunger for power.
Viswam calls for introspection
Speaking astatine the event, Communist Party of India (CPI) State caput Binoy Viswam called for superior introspection wrong the Left pursuing the caller electoral setback successful Kerala. “Minority communities erstwhile saw communists arsenic their protectors. They stood with us, but not anymore. We should analyse wherefore they moved away,” helium said.
Calling for corrective measures, Mr. Viswam said the Left should rebuild mislaid connections. “We should larn from this defeat. The span that has temporarily collapsed should beryllium rebuilt. We mislaid due to the fact that those who were erstwhile adjacent to america voted differently,” helium added.
