MUSCLE POWER IN POLITICS
People always talk and write about RJD Members of Parliament Syed Shahabuddin, Pappu Yadav and Lovely anand when they criticise the role of muscle power in Indian Politics. no doubt the above politicans have a string of criminal cases pending against them some of them having gone decisively against them for murder, kidnap and illegal confinement under various sections of Indian Penal code. they continue to violate with impunity all the laws of the land. but there is a silent assasin amongst us. He is in disguise of a respectable office bearer of one of the most respected national parties of India- CPM. This man was earlier a Minister in Nayanar government holding important portfolio of Electricity. He created his own team of men in the party and later outgrew every other Marxist in the state of Kerala. Not even the charismatic Raghavan who one fine morning was thrown out of the party for daring to advocate a tie up with Muslim League against the party's principles of secular ideals by the God of communism in India the late Sankaran Nambudiripad could be as ruthless as this canny backward class leader. He had the politbureau in his pocket. His chosen men who party elections in various districts of Kerala through sheer intimidation and muscle power. He even could drawrf one of the living communists in India, the Kerala CM VS Achuthanandan. The party refused him ticket only to surrender sensing the mood of workers. The ploy to sideline the party stalwart by this upstart did not work. Later on VS was saddled with all his men making administration very difficult for this honest CM. The CM rode to a wave of popularity when his trusted aides exposed politician-bureacrat nexus in usurping Government lands in Munnar. The Bull dozers razed down buildings owned by TATAs. Alas, they got struck up when they started to destroy a building owned by CPI a Left partner who were then up in arms. This comrade utilised this chance to settle scores with CM with the result that the CM had to beat a retreat, his collector and DSP were transferred. This Man was named 9th accused in the Lovalin scandal which involved huge sums of money at the cost of the exchequer. His party came to his rescue. CBI sought to prosecute this gentleman. The Governor who is the sanctioning authority forwarded to AG's opinion who gave a clean chit. Just as the CM was reading the contents of this advice, Channels were broadcasting this exoneration of this criminal politician. This man brought in to Left fold a blatantly communal organistion PDP. He sought to bring in the father and Son duo of Karunakaran and Muralidharan but could not due to stiff opposition by VS. but it is now clear that this man holds the keys to the purses of the party in the State of Kerala. I wonder how the enlightened voter of Kerala puts up with leaders of his calibre and standing Sadly, Pinarayi Vijayan, the all powerful secretary of CPM in Kerala is a larger than life image which no section of media would alike to annoy.
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