Archive · 20 Sep 2026
CPI(M) Leader Says Left Curbed RSS Influence in Kerala
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.
P Jayarajan said the Left movement curbed the RSS’s influence in Kerala.
He alleged that Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan’s UDF government is helping the Sangh Parivar grow.
Jayarajan credited CPI(M)-led resistance and Kerala’s renaissance traditions with opposing Sangh Parivar ideology.
He warned that communalism linked with corporate interests is strengthening in Indian politics.
Jayarajan also accused the IUML of increasingly resembling the BJP, calling it a “Muslim BJP.”
- Who
- CPI(M) state secretariat member P Jayarajan made the claims; he discussed the UDF government led by Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan, the RSS, the Sangh Parivar and the IUML.
- What
- Jayarajan said the Left curbed RSS influence in Kerala and alleged that the UDF government is facilitating Sangh Parivar growth.
- When
- Sunday; he also referred to the Satheesan government having been in power for more than 120 days.
- Where
- Kerala, with Jayarajan speaking to reporters in Kannur.
- Why
- Jayarajan said the CPI(M) would continue resisting Sangh Parivar influence and warned about growing communalism linked to corporate interests.
- 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- Historical references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.