‘Dog-whistle politics’: Kerala CM Satheesan slams CPI(M) over Malappuram remarks

Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan has strongly condemned CPI(M) leader P Nandakumar's alleged remarks describing Malappuram district as a "nest of fundamentalists and communalists". The incident took place during an extended CPI(M) district committee meeting in Malappuram, where Nandakumar made the remarks in the presence of CPI(M) leader and former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, without any objection from him.

Satheesan accused the CPI(M) of tacitly endorsing communal rhetoric and using "dog-whistle politics", alleging that the remarks were part of a broader pattern of statements targeting Malappuram and specific communities. He demanded that Vijayan and the CPI(M) central leadership break their silence and clarify their position on the remarks, as well as call for an unconditional apology from both the party and Nandakumar.

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