Kozhikode(Kerala): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday that the ruling CPI(M) in the state opposes both majority and minority communalism and will not compromise with either side.
Vijayan said that anyone, who is backed by a particular communal force, cannot hope to depict CPI(M) and its members as non-secular by making baseless statements as such hopes will turn out to be mere delusion. The CM was speaking after inaugurating the AKG Auditorium constructed by the Left party's District Committee here.
In a veiled attack on dissident MLA P V Anvar, who sought to portray the Chief Minister's two close confidantes and certain CPI(M) leaders as trying to move closer to the RSS, Vijayan said, "Some individuals, believing themselves to be backed by one of the several communal forces in the state, have rented out their tongues and are making allegations to depict the CPI(M) and its members as non-secular.
"Such attempts, in the hope of portraying the CPI(M) as communal, will only prove to be a delusion." The CM's remark comes in the wake of CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan claiming, earlier in the day, that Anvar was backed by an alliance of the Congress, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and the Jamaat-e-Islami.
The CM said that he was seeing attempts to create a communal smokescreen in the state, but the people of Kerala will not allow it. Taking a dig at Anvar, Vijayan said that some individuals were affected by the police action against gold smuggling and hawala transactions.
"Why are some people affected when those involved in gold smuggling and hawala transactions are caught? Wrongful acts will not be condoned and will invite strict action. "These actions are intended for the good of the country, and the police will continue to take strict measures against them," he said. Anvar has been alleging that the police pilfered some portions of the gold seized from "carriers" of the yellow metal.