THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The CPI is understood to have decided not to oppose the entry of JDU leader M. P. Veerendra Kumar to the LDF. However, the party will resist any attempt to bring Kerala Congress (Mani) within the LDF fold. CPI state secretary Kanam Rajendran has reiterated his party's stand that all those who left LDF over minor differences should make 'ghar wapsi' as there are no serious political differences with Mr Veerendra Kumar's party.
The CPI believes that JDU had left the LDF camp over personal and electoral issues and not on any serious ideological or policy differences. Similarly, the RSP had left LDF over minor differences ahead of 2014 Lok Sabha polls. At the national level, majority of RSP leaders continue to be part of the Left Front comprising six parties.
However, the CPI is not keen to have a tie up with K. M. Mani who had faced serious allegations in bar bribe case. CPI has serious reservations against anyone bargaining with LDF for a berth in the ruling front. According to a section of CPI leaders, there was no need for any immediate expansion of the front. Instead, the LDF Government should concentrate on implementing the promises made in its manifesto. Since one of the major promises on which the LDF secured massive mandate was corruption-free government, any move to bring Mani closer to the front would only be counter-productive besides denting the image of the coalition.
