Thiruvananthapuram: Rival Fronts spar over CPM jibe

Thiruvananthapuram:  A spat has erupted between  rival fronts in Kerala over the ruling CPI(M)’s allegation of  an “unholy alliance” between the Congress and BJP, with former  Chief Minister Oommen Chandy saying the Marxist party was  coming out with wild allegations as defeat was looming large.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan took potshots at the opposition Congress-led UDF and said the Front had been trying to forge an alliance with the RSS and the SDPI for the Lok Sabha elections even as it calls itself a “secular” party.

CPI(M) state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan had on Wednesday alleged that there was a secret understanding between the Congress-IUML-BJP due to which the latter had put up weak candidates in five constituencies.