Thiruvananthapuram, May 16 (IANS) For nearly three decades, Pinarayi Vijayan stood as the unquestioned strongman of the CPI(M) in Kerala. Now, the Assembly poll debacle has triggered a wave of dissent against Vijayan.From the time he entered the E.K. Nayanar Cabinet in 1996 and later assumed charge as state secretary in 1998, Vijayan steadily consolidated his authority within the party with an iron grip that few dared to challenge.However, the political landscape within the CPI(M) appears to hav…
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New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, May 11 (IANS) For nearly three decades, Pinarayi Vijayan stood as the undisputed centre of power in Kerala politics, a leader who survived rebellions, crushed dissent, outlasted rivals and eventually became the unquestioned face of the CPI(M).But, after the Left’s devastating electoral collapse, the man who once appeared politically invincible now finds himself at perhaps the most uncertain crossroads of his long public life.As the CPI(M) Politburo continues cruci…