CPI(M) feud flares up as Achuthanandan lambasts Vijayan

Sharpening his attack on Vijayan for the second time in less than a week for dubbing party rebels like recently murdered T P Chandrasekharan as "betrayers and renegades", Achuthanandan said his approach was as bad as the autocratic line adopted by late S A Dange on the eve of the Communist party split.

"I am one of those 30 odd people who came out of the national council of the undivided CPI in 1964 marking the culmination of our struggle against revisionist trends in the movement. We were then dubbed as class enemies and betrayers by Dange. But in due course our line has been proved right", Achuthanandan told a press meet here.

"Those who are calling the rebels as betrayers and renegades now are adopting the same autocratic approach", he said.

CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat, however, downplayed the factional war stating, "I have nothing to say now. No problem. There is no problem. We will discuss it when we have to (discuss it)".

"We will find out and let you know if there is anything", Karat told reporters.

The fresh war has broken out between Achuthanandan and Vijayan after the recent murder of Chandrasekharan, who was once his loyalist before floating the Revolutionary Marxist Party on being expelled from CPI-M.

Reacting to the 88-year old Achuthanandan's fresh attack on him, Vijayan said the party would discuss the development and take an appropriate decision.

Talking to reporters in Kozhikode, Vijayan wanted all those holding responsible positions in the organisation to maintain restraint till the party discussed the development. MORE