Survival of the smartest

One genuinely fails to comprehend the rationale behind one of MPs talking about the revival of communism in India (via the hills) by referring to the communist parties in Nepal

With reference to the Chinese Whispers  “Clutching at straws?” (December 27), Kudos to you for appropriately titling this report which speaks volumes about the current political status of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) across the country. Needless to say, this party has been desperately searching for some breathing space in the nation’s political horizon that’s essential for its survival. No wonder then that CPI(M) finishing second in the by-poll to Sabong in West Bengal is being considered as highly self-consoling as it had not contested elections in this constituency after 1982. 

While one can easily understand the CPI (M) leadership