Thiruvananthapuram, June 8 (IANS) In an unusually candid post-mortem of its crushing electoral defeat, the Kerala unit of the CPI(M) has acknowledged a series of political miscalculations, while internal discussions across the party have also thrown the spotlight on deeper concerns over leadership style, functioning and organisational culture.On Monday the state committee will discuss this Secretariat report.A Secretariat report reviewing the election debacle admits that the party erred in not d…
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Kannur (Kerala), May 6 (IANS) In a gesture rich in symbolism, Thaliparamba MLA-elect T. K. Govindan visited the residence of late CPI-M stalwart Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, even as unrest ripples through the party’s Kannur stronghold after its electoral drubbing.A long-time party leader in Kannur, Govindan jolted the CPI-M by quitting the party and contesting from Thaliparamba, one of its safest seats, against state Secretary M.V. Govindan’s wife, P. K. Shyamala.The constituency was earlier repre…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 6 (IANS) A visibly discomfited CPI-M Kerala state Secretary M. V. Govindan cut short his first post-poll press interaction within minutes, sidestepping questions and walking away, a moment that has quickly become emblematic of the CPI(M)’s discomfort after its worst electoral setback in decades.The optics were hard to miss.For a leadership that had confidently campaigned for a historic third consecutive term, the reality has been stark: just 35 seats in the 140-member A…