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CPI(M) hints at pro-active stance to National Congress(I)

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Split in Congress shows anti-Communist politics is over: Pinarayi Vijayan

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The CPI(M) State secretary, Pinarayi Vijayan, has hinted at a pro-active attitude towards the National Congress (Indira). He said that the CPI(M) would not remain a passive spectator to the split in the Congress and the formation of the NC (I).

The CPI(M), Mr. Vijayan said in a statement here on Tuesday, would take a considered stand on the development with the objective of fostering the popular agitations against the ``reactionary'' UDF rule and to secure the demands of the masses.

New political situation

He, however, made it clear that the issue would not be approached as a question of forging a poll alliance. The faction feud in the Congress was an internal matter of that party till the other day. However, with the formation of the National Congress (Indira), a new political situation had emerged. The CPI(M) would consider how best to respond to this new situation, he said.

The CPI(M) leader said the split in the Congress was also significant in that it marked the end of anti-Communist politics in the State. The intense anti-Communism of the past had given way to a new realisation that such strident opposition to Communism would do no good to the State.

A powerful group in the Congress with the stated objective of teaching the Chief Minister, Oommen Chandy, a lesson, had formed the new party.

Three other UDF constituents had also left the ruling alliance taking the cue from the Congress dissidents.

All this showed that the UDF, which was founded on an anti-Communist plank, could no longer pull on. That being the case, the best that Mr. Chandy and A.K. Antony could do was to dissolve the UDF, he said.

Mr. Vijayan contended that Mr. Chandy had lost the moral right to remain in power now that the UDF had collapsed. The popular verdict of 2001 had also become irrelevant with the development.

That the UDF did not enjoy the support of the masses had become clear with the 2004 Lok Sabha election in which it could secure majority only in 24 Assembly segments. The situation had aggravated further with the architect of the UDF, K. Karunakaran, leaving the Congress and the anti-Communist front and forming a new party.

In 1980, Mr. Antony had broken ranks with the Congress and the then anti-Communist front and joined the Left.

Mr. Karunakaran had more supporters and masses with him than was the case with Mr. Antony in 1980.

Mr. Antony himself had warned the Congress leadership that a split in the Congress would divide not only the party, but also the ruling alliance.

This was precisely what had happened with the split in the Congress and the formation of the new party, the CPI(M) leader pointed out.

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