As the CPM’s 23rd party congress advances in Kannur to rally the broad secular coalition to defeat the BJP, the only question is whether the Congress is sounding beyond the stage. Violating the ban on the Congress leadership, senior Congress leader Prof KV was asked to attend a seminar of the CPM party congress. Will Thomas arrive?
The seminar on Center-State relations will be held on Saturday at the party congress. Determined in Kanaran Nagar. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin is the attraction of this seminar. However, Prof. KV has become the center of attention in a way that transcends Stalin as well. Thomas.
At the request of the state Congress leadership, which is strongly opposed to the Silver Line project and the CPM, AICC President Sonia Gandhi issued a directive banning leaders from attending the CPM party congress seminar. In another seminar held earlier, INTUC state president R.K. Chandrasekharan could not attend. KV Shashi Tharoor MP is another veteran who was invited to the seminar on Saturday along with Thomas. He will abstain from the seminar at the request of the leadership.
The party congress organizers have decided on the program of the seminar without naming Shashi Tharoor. Apart from the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, non-CPM leader KV It’s Thomas. KV’s arrival is still in suspense. Thomas. When contacted on the phone yesterday, he said that he would hold a press conference in Ernakulam this morning. He also said that some things need to be considered.
Indications are that the Congress leadership is working hard to oust him. Its pressure can be read in his words. Opposition leader VD Singh said he was confident Congressman Thomas would not attend. When Satheesan expressed confidence yesterday, KPCC president K Satheesan said that he would be out if he participated. Sudhakaran also said.
Thomas said his participation in the party congress was nothing new, that central-state relations were important and that there was a need for a left-wing secular coalition at the national level, which the CPM sees as part of his preparations to attend the seminar. He is also not without the fear of being shunned within the Congress in recent times. The CPM is counting on this to be exploited politically.
When they met at the party congress venue yesterday, CPM Kannur district secretary M.V. Jayarajan was asked: “KV Thomas will attend” – Jayarajan’s firm reply.
If the party ban is violated, Thomas’ way is out of Congress. It will be a stick for the CPM to beat the Congress. In special case KV. Thomas will fire one shot at two this morning. Curiosity until then.