Published 15:57 IST, July 1st 2023

CPI(M) had plans to kill Kerala Congress chief Sudhakaran: Ex-editor speaks out again

Former associate editor of CPI(M) mouthpiece Deshabhimani G Shaktidharan has taken to Facebook yet again with a startling revelation.

Reported by: Aswin Nandakumar
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Former associate editor of CPI(M) mouthpiece Deshabhimani G Shaktidharan has taken to Facebook yet again with a startling revelation that party h plans to "kill K Sudhakaran", state president of Congress party. He alleged that CPI(M) h contracted someone to kill K. Sudhakaran, who managed to escape, because one of those sent to kill Congress leer leaked information.

In post, Shaktidharan stated that Communist party was able to influence its followers that Sudhakaran was one "who should be killed". He furr took on party leership, questioning ir need for private security. "A party leer engaged a private security team during his visit to Nerlands spending a significant amount of money," he wrote, asking wher any Communist leer in past who h travelled abro h opted for private security. "se circumstances exemplify current state of Indian Communism," he said.

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While insisting that he was a staunch Communist who believed that Marxism must exist to help crores of people, he lamented that party that h once joined shoulders with working class for ages, was now walking hand-in-glove with dreed gang members.

Shaktidharan h previously alleged that a top Marxist party leer h visited party office in Kaloor and counted a total cash amount of Rs 2.35 crore, and that he was among group that went to buy reed mat to wrap money in order to bring it to Thiruvananthapuram.

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Reacting to Facebook post, Congress MP Benny Behanan h n stated that revelation pointed fingers towards Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and LDF Convener EP Jayarajan.

“It is a serious matter that allegation has been me by a Marxist think-tank which h close ties with Communist leers. Since government is not rey to conduct a proper investigation, names of people who have been promoted by Shaktidharan, are being discussed in public domain,” he ded.

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14:09 IST, July 1st 2023