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Thiruvananthapuram Jan 27 (IANS) Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan on Tuesday placed CPI-M’s expelled Kannur district committee member Kunjikrishnan at the centre of a major political and law-and-order controversy, warning that the whistleblower’s life was under threat after he exposed alleged financial irregularities within the ruling party.Addressing the media at the Legislative Assembly media room, Satheesan said the manner in which Kunjikrishnan was isolated and expelled ref…

Kannur (Kerala), Jan 26 (IANS) Kerala’s ruling CPI-M on Monday expelled V. Kunjikrishnan, a senior member of its Kannur district committee, for allegedly betraying the party after he publicly revealed purported irregularities in the Dhanaraj Martyrs’ Fund.The decision to remove him from primary membership was announced by district Secretary K.K. Ragesh at a press conference, where he accused Kunjikrishnan of turning into a “weapon in the hands of party enemies”.Ragesh said the action was neces…

Thiruvananthapuram/Kannur, Jan 24 (IANS) The political storm triggered by senior CPI(M) leader V. Kunjikrishnan’s allegations of financial irregularities intensified on Saturday, with posters attacking him surfacing across Payyannur even as the party leadership mounted a strong counter-offensive ahead of a crucial Kannur district committee meeting on Sunday.The posters, which accuse Kunjikrishnan of betrayal, surfaced in several parts of Payyannur on Saturday morning, underlining the intensify…