CPM holds attack on pillai memorial unpardonable

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The CPM state secretariat on Saturday said the vandalisation of P.Krishna Pillai memorial was an unpardonable crime and defended the Alappuzha district committee decision to expel two party members in connection with the incident.

In a statement here,  the party said there could be no bigger condemnable act to prove that those behind the attack didn’t have a communist mind.

There had been a series of anti-party activities in that area, including demonstrations, to show the party in bad light and burning of effigies of the top leaders, it said.

The secretariat said some had even faced disciplinary action for criminal incidents. Despite such grave lapses, the party gave them an opportunity to rectify their mistakes.

But they utilised such opportunities to carry out even bigger criminal acts which was evident from the vandalisation of the memorial, it added.

Those expelled from party included Latheesh B. Chandran, a former aide of Opposition Leader V.S. Achuthanandan.

The veteran leader had recently criticised the Crime Branch report which blamed the his supporters for  vandalising the memorial.

He even alleged that the CPM and DYFI leaders had been booked as part of a conspiracy. Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala had accused the CPM workers of vandalising the memorial even when he was the KPCC president.

The veteran leader had pointed out that P. Krishna Pillai was like a guru to communist party workers and that none would dare attack his memorial.