The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] has convened an “emergency’‘ leadership meeting on Sunday and Monday.
CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury and Polit Bureau member Prakash Karat will attend the State secretariat and State committee meeting on consecutive days, fuelling speculation that some momentous decisions are in the offing.
The upcoming closed-door conference has triggered widespread speculation that the party might nominate a senior leader as a stand-in for CPI(M) State secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan till he returns from medical leave.
