Malappuram by-election will assess Pinarayi govt: Kummanam Rajasekharan

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Malappuram by-election will be a verdict on Mr Pinarayi Vijayan's governance, according to BJP state president Kummanam Rajasekharan. Commenting on CPM state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan’s statement that the police had failed to contain the spurt in the violence against children and women, Mr Kummanam said Mr Kodiyeri was beating around the bush.

Mr Kodiyeri actually wanted to say that Mr Pinarayi's governance was a failure, Mr Kummanam said. Saying that Mr Kodiyeri had expressed his displeasure against the LDF government's rule, he alleged that the CPM had joined hands with the UDF for the victory of Mr P. K. Kunhalikutty in Malappuram.