The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] appeared to have found itself in a spot after its Idukki district secretary C.V. Varghese purportedly stated, somewhat darkly, that Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president K. Sudhakaran's existence was at the party's mercy.
Mr. Varghese's speech, captured on mobile phone, went viral on social media. It also further exacerbated the tension between the CPI(M) and the Congress. Mr. Varghese also seemed to roil the political climate further by allegedly stating that the CPI(M) was not in the habit of eliminating vermin.
The speech was reportedly made during a recent protest meet organised by the CPI(M) at Cheruthoni against the alleged “murderous politics” of the Congress, which had convened an explanatory session in the wake of the killing of Students’ Federation of India activist Dheeraj at the Government Engineering College here. During the meeting, Mr. Sudhakaran had defended the Youth Congress activists who had been arrested in connection with Dheeraj’s murder.
