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Monday, Aug 11, 2025
Raja's name was unanimously approved by the party for the top post at the 24th Party Congress at Vijayawada on Tuesday.
The Kerala unit also called for the CPI's alliance with the Congress at the national level.
The party currently has a total of 6.5 lakh members. Based on the statistics in 2021, 1.67 lakh members are in Kerala and 1.13 lakh are in Tamil Nadu.
With the state meet set to end today, the move is seen by many as an attempt by party state secretary Kanam Rajendran to assert his supremacy.
CPI on Monday dropped senior leader C Divakaran from the state council after the party enforced the age criteria set out by its national council for party posts.
The harsh criticisms levelled against the LDF Government by the CPI in the party reports during the state Conference were toned down after the interventions from the national leadership of both parties.
Raja is piqued by the party leadership’s actions of conducting a public meeting at first, against the usual protocol of conducting conferences before, and for not inviting him to the public meeting.
The CPI State Secretary said his comrades have opinion, but they also have the discipline to follow the party's decisions.
Senior leaders KE Ismail and C Divakaran stayed away from the flag-bearing procession.
In an interview with Manorama, the veteran CPI leader said he isn't afraid of elections and that nobody can remove him from the party citing the age limit.
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