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CMP celebrating silver jubilee

Special Correspondent

Thiruvananthapuram: The Communist Marxist Party (CMP), a constituent of the United Democratic Front (UDF), is celebrating its silver jubilee from Tuesday.

The party was formed on July 27, 1986 in Thrissur by a motley group of leaders, led by M.V. Raghavan, who were expelled from the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) for touting an alternative line.

As far as the CMP is concerned, it has been a struggle for survival during the past 25 years, facing opposition from the CPI(M).

The party leadership owes a lot to veteran Congress leader K. Karunakaran who found Mr. Raghavan a good ally. The fledgling party was promptly given a place in the UDF and in the 1987 elections, Mr. Raghavan was given the ticket from Azheekode and won it with a slender lead.

Permanent fixture

The CMP's fortunes since then have been hitched to that of the UDF with Mr. Raghavan becoming a permanent fixture in all the UDF ministries, migrating from one constituency to another and winning them.

The CMP will celebrate its jubilee by organising year-round programmes beginning on Tuesday, G. Sugunan, central committee member of the party, said.

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