The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] has perceived the Sangh Parivar’s attempt to “stigmatise” Speaker A.N. Shamsheer for making “anti-Hindu” comments as a subtly targeted and highly divisive political message plotted to trigger resentment in the majority community in Kerala ahead of the by-election in the Puthupally Assembly constituency and the looming 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
The CPI(M) State secretariat, which met here on Friday, deemed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was yet again defaulting to its go-to electoral strategy.
It sensed a replay of the BJP’s alleged routine of reverting to its playbook tactic of highlighting dog whistle issues such as Sabarimala, the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and, of late, the Uniform Civil Code whenever elections drew close in Kerala.
