Kottayam (Kerala), March 2 (IANS) After hectic parleys, the central leadership of the Communist Party of India (CPI) on Monday managed to avert a poll to elect its Kerala secretary securing the unanimous selection of veteran CPI trade union leader Kannam Rajendran for the post.
After the new 89-member state council was elected on Monday, the central leadership, comprising national general secretary Sudhakar Reddy besides other leaders, spoke individually to former state minister K.E. Ismail (who had expressed his desire to contest) and Rajendran, and prevailed upon the former to withdraw from the fray.
Ever since the 22nd state party conference of the CPI began here last week, it was all about hectic parleys as both Ismail and Rajendran harboured intentions of becoming the new secretary.
The CPI state conference is held once in three years and Rajendran's name had come up in the last state conference also. But following the intervention of the national leadership, compromise candidate Paniyan Ravindran was chosen as the secretary.
CPI is the second biggest party in the Left Opposition after the CPI-M. Of the 65 legislators (in the 140-member Kerala assembly) in the Left opposition, CPI has 13 legislators.
The only CPI Lok Sabha member of the party in the country is C.N. Jayadevan, who won the Thrissur Lok Sabha elections last year.
Sixtyfour-year-old Rajendran, who hails from this district began as a student leader and is a two-time legislator. But for the past several years he has confined his activities to party organisational work.
Popular media analyst S. Jayasankar said Rajendran becoming the new secretary is the best thing that could have happened to the CPI.
"He should have been appointed the secretary at the last conference itself. His organisational skills are an asset for the party and he is also a very good parliamentarian," said Jayasankar.
IATA: The loss of airlines will reduce globally, estimated to be $9.7 billion less than last year
Willie Walsh, director-general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), said on Mon
Spindle pain of this actress suffering from Corona, she was seen crying bitterly in VIDEO
New Delhi: TV actress and Princess of Rewa, Mohena Kumari Singh, recently elaborated on not only
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Friday, January 3 imposed Graded Response Act
Amazing of crypto, this billionaire is giving competition to Ambani and Adani in wealth
In the past few years, many people's fortunes have changed because of cryptocurrencies. Cryptocur
After meeting Narendra Giri, Akhilesh Yadav undergoes Corona investigation, taunts CM Yogi
Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav conducted his corona investigation on Tuesday.
Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Will Russia Be Stopped By Sanctions
24 February 2022 - A message from President Vladimir Putin was broadcast on Russian state televis
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami introduced the Uniform Civil Code Uttarakhand 2024
The clouds of crisis have deepened over the film 'Ramayana', which is being made on the efforts s
A Virginia court on Wednesday ruled on the ongoing defamation case against Hollywood actor Johnny
There is continuous rhetoric regarding the statement of Infosys founding member Narayan Murthy ab
