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CPI(M) Leader Says Left Curbed RSS Influence in Kerala

CPI(M) Leader Says Left Curbed RSS Influence in Kerala
Left Movement Curbed RSS Influence in Keralam: CPI(M)’s P Jayarajan · deccanchronicle.com

P Jayarajan is a leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

He said the Left movement helped stop the RSS from becoming more powerful in Kerala.

He accused the UDF government led by V.D. Satheesan of making it easier for the Sangh Parivar to grow.

The government’s position was not included in the report.

Jayarajan said Kerala’s social reform traditions also help people resist these ideas.

He warned that religious divisions are becoming stronger in India.

He said these divisions are connected to business interests.

He also criticized the Indian Union Muslim League and compared it to the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Key facts

Speaker
P Jayarajan, CPI(M) senior leader and state secretariat member
Main claim
Jayarajan credited the Left movement with curbing RSS influence in Kerala.
Government criticized
The UDF government led by Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan
Political organizations mentioned
RSS, Sangh Parivar, CPI(M), Congress and Indian Union Muslim League
Historical references
Sree Narayana Guru, Chattampi Swamikal and Mahatma Ayyankali
Recent party role
Jayarajan was inducted into the CPI(M) state secretariat after an extended state committee meeting reviewing the assembly-election defeat.

Quotes

P Jayarajan

CPI(M) senior leader and state secretariat member

“The RSS's plan to gain a foothold in Kerala has been implemented for several decades. RSS shakha (branch) activities began in Kerala in the 1940s. They claim that the highest number of RSS shakha activities in India take place in Kerala. But why hasn't Kerala turned into a Gujarat? Why hasn't it turned into a Madhya Pradesh?" he asked.”
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“We have our renaissance tradition-the tradition of Sree Narayana Guru, Chattampi Swamikal and Mahatma Ayyankali. In all these traditions lie the sources of ideas needed to resist the Sangh Parivar,”
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