Chief Minister encouraging majority communalism: Satheesan

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s tirade against Indian Union Muslim League leader Syed Sadikali Shihab Thangal  is part of efforts of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) to encourage majority communalism, Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has said.

Speaking to mediapersons here on Monday, Mr. Satheesan said Mr. Vijayan, who tried to encourage minority communalism earlier, was now encouraging majority communalism.

Mr. Vijayan was worried about the fewer votes the Bharatiya Janata Party received in the Palakkad constituency. The CPI(M) was reduced to a poor third in the constituency. The Chief Minister even went to the extent of alleging that the United Democratic Front won the election with the support of the Social Democratic Party of India.

He said some media outlets were aligning with the CPI(M) to downplay the victory of the UDF in the constituency. The winning margin of the LDF in Chelakkara was reduced to 12,000 votes against the earlier 40,000 votes. The LDF lost around 75,000 votes it had polled in the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency.

Mr. Satheesan said the allegations of BJP leader K. Surendran against him had backfired and the BJP had found itself in trouble following the defeat of the party candidate in Palakkad.

The UDF was of the stand that both majority and minority communalism should not be encouraged in the State. The UDF, which brought down the victory margin of the LDF in Chelakkara, would win the seat next time, he said.

Published - November 25, 2024 07:23 pm IST