The State Council of the Communist Party of India (CPI) reportedly heard criticism that the public had largely perceived the first anniversary of the second successive Left Democratic Front (LDF) government as a propaganda enterprise to lionise the leadership of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
CPI State secretary Kanam Rajendran chaired the meeting behind closed doors, and the proceedings were primarily a secret.
Nevertheless, by some accounts, several leaders said they felt the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] had commandeered the occasion. The CPI and other alliance partners felt sidelined.
