CPM politburo member A Vijayaraghavan
He said ED had pursued Vijayan for 25 years and that nothing had come of the cases even after they reached Supreme Court .
Inaugurating the party’s extended district committee meeting in Pathanamthitta, Vijayaraghavan said an attempt was being made to implicate Vijayan in a bribery case. Referring to the assembly election results, Vijayaraghavan said the Left had suffered a severe setback, with several CPM functionaries of popular standing losing. He also said that Congress had come to power in Keralam despite having little influence nationally. He said the party must examine its strengths and weaknesses and hold an intra-party discussion to address its limitations. He said growing resistance was a source of hope and that CPM was able to stand at its forefront.
He alleged that sections of the media affected by ‘anti-communism’ were also behind the moves. He accused Union govt of fostering a dangerous atmosphere of personal vendetta, and alleged that UDF govt in Kerala was colluding with it. Senior party member P J Ajayakumar presided over the meeting. State secretariat members P K Biju, P Rajeeve, V N Vasavan, M V Jayarajan, P Jayarajan and Saji Cherian; central committee member T M Thomas Isaac; former minister Veena George and district secretary Raju Abraham were among those present.
Kottayam: CPM politburo member A Vijayaraghavan on Tuesday said that enforcement directorate (ED) was being used to carry out political vendetta against leader of opposition Pinarayi Vijayan , and that the aim was to ‘eliminate’ CPM functionaries through accusations.