The CPI(M) seemed to have found itself in a spot after Congress and BJP moved in to cash in on Kozhikode Mayor Beena Philip's presence at a Balagokulam function ahead of the Sree Krishna Jayanthi celebration on Sunday (August 14).
Balagokulam, a children's organisation, is widely viewed as an appendage of the RSS. Opposition Leader V. D. Satheesan said the CPI(M) leader's presence at the RSS venue betrayed the symbiotic relationship between the organisations.
Mr. Satheeshan said the shared political objective to rid the country of Congress had bonded the CPI(M) and Sangh Parivar. He said the CPI(M) had sacrificed its secular principles at the alter of political expediency.