Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] State secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan has said the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) plotted to bring communal polarisation to a boil in Kerala.
Speaking to journalists after a meeting of the CPI(M) State committee here, Mr. Balakrishnan said, "The retaliatory killings of RSS and SDPI workers in Alappuzha and Palakkad are incontrovertible proof of their political gambit to fan religious sectarianism in an unrestrained pursuit of electoral victories."
The RSS and the BJP had different political compulsions to create societal division. The RSS's divisive Hindu-only agenda had rendered minorities insecure. The SDPI has sought to exploit the uncertainty to gain traction in the Muslim community by portraying itself as the sole bulwark against violent majoritarian Hindu communalism.
