Archive · 25 Jan 2026
Kerala CPM Leader Warns Ex-MLA Joined BJP
A senior leader of the CPI(M) party in Kerala, M M Mani, said that the party knows how to deal with a former MLA, S Rajendran, who recently joined the BJP.
Mani made this statement at a party meeting in Munnar.
Rajendran was suspended from the CPI(M) in 2022 for allegedly working against the party's candidate in the 2021 elections.
Mani said the party is showing restraint but warned Rajendran that the party knows how to handle him if he challenges them.
The CPI(M) made Rajendran an MLA for 15 years, and he will receive a pension for life, which will go to his wife if he dies.
Senior CPI(M) leader M M Mani warned former MLA S Rajendran, who joined the BJP, that the party knows how to handle him.
Mani made the statement during a CPI(M) meeting in Munnar, Idukki district.
Rajendran was suspended from the CPI(M) in 2022 for allegedly working against the party's candidate in the 2021 elections.
Mani said the party is showing restraint but warned Rajendran of consequences if he challenges the party.
Rajendran was an MLA for 15 years and will receive a lifetime pension, which will go to his wife if he dies.
- Who
- M M Mani, a senior CPI(M) leader and former minister, and S Rajendran, a former MLA who joined the BJP.
- What
- Mani warned Rajendran that the CPI(M) knows how to handle him but is showing restraint.
- When
- The statement was made during a CPI(M) meeting on Sunday.
- Where
- The meeting took place in Munnar, Idukki district, Kerala.
- Why
- Rajendran was suspended from the CPI(M) in 2022 for allegedly working against the party's candidate in the 2021 elections and recently joined the BJP.
- Name
- M M Mani
- Position
- Senior CPI(M) leader
- Location
- Munnar, Idukki district
- Event
- CPI(M) meeting
- Ex-MLA
- S Rajendran
- Party Joined
- BJP
- Suspension Year
- 2022
- Suspension Reason
- Working against party candidate A Raja in 2021 elections