Kerala CPI-M in self-critical, corrective mode at three-day conclave
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A big salute to the CPI(M)’s lower-level leaders and the party cadres. For, it was their bold, open and trenchant criticism of the leadership which forced the party to go for a change for the better. The party’s central leadership, ably led by general secretary M. A. Baby, also deserves full […] The article Kerala CPI-M in self-critical, corrective mode at…
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) held a three-day extended State Committee meeting in Kerala, during which the party's central leadership received a stern wake-up call. The meeting, which concluded with a massive rally on the beach at Kozhikode, saw the party's general secretary, M. A. Baby, and a five-member Polit Bureau team intervene effectively at every stage, demanding change and renewal within the party.
While the leadership did not change, the message was clear: change or perish. The meeting highlighted the need for a massive organizational revamp and corrective steps to prevent the party from falling into the same electoral debacle as in West Bengal and Tripura. The central leadership, led by Baby, tightened their grip on the Kerala unit, censuring State Secretary M. V. Govindan for his failure to perform effectively.
This censure sent a strong message to opposing leaders, including the Leader of the Opposition and former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The meeting witnessed open criticism and a call for self-criticism and introspection from the party's veterans, including EMS Namboodiripad. Following the meeting, several changes were made to the party's Kerala leadership, with the inclusion of veteran P. Jayarajan in the State Secretariat and nine new permanent invitees to the State Committee.
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