Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Kerala CPI(M) Leaders Reject Natesan’s Remarks Against Shamseer
Vellappally Natesan criticised CPI(M) leader A N Shamseer.
He said Shamseer had not struggled enough to become a senior leader.
He also questioned whether Shamseer was a true Communist.
Pinarayi Vijayan rejected these comments and said CPI(M) leaders become leaders after many years of organisational work.
Another CPI(M) leader, K K Ragesh, accused Natesan of making communal remarks.
Ragesh said Shamseer began political work through a student movement.
He also pointed to Shamseer’s two election victories and service as Assembly Speaker.
The CPI(M) said it would not accept advice from people it considers communalists.
SNDP Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan criticised CPI(M) leader A N Shamseer at an event in Alappuzha.
Natesan alleged that Shamseer was not a true Communist and had an Indian Union Muslim League mindset.
Pinarayi Vijayan called Natesan’s remarks completely absurd and rejected the claim that CPI(M) leaders rise through shortcuts.
CPI(M) Kannur secretary K K Ragesh accused Natesan of communal hatred and attempting to create communal divisions.
Ragesh said Shamseer entered politics through the student movement and had been elected twice from Thalassery.
- Who
- SNDP Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan, CPI(M) leaders Pinarayi Vijayan and K K Ragesh, and CPI(M) leader A N Shamseer.
- What
- CPI(M) leaders criticised and rejected Natesan’s remarks questioning Shamseer’s Communist credentials and political experience.
- When
- Natesan made the remarks on Friday; Vijayan and Ragesh responded on Saturday, August 22.
- Where
- Natesan spoke at an event in Alappuzha; Vijayan responded at a press conference in Thrissur.
- Why
- Natesan claimed Shamseer had risen without the years of struggle and sacrifice associated with senior CPI(M) leaders.
CPI(M) Rejection
Natesan’s Criticism
Shamseer’s political experience
CPI(M) Rejection
CPI(M) leaders said Shamseer had built his career through organisational and student-movement work, elections, and public office.
Natesan’s Criticism
Natesan said Shamseer had reached leadership without the years of struggle and sacrifice experienced by senior leaders such as Pinarayi Vijayan.
Shamseer’s Communist credentials
CPI(M) Rejection
The CPI(M) rejected Natesan’s assessment and defended Shamseer as a party leader who had faced attacks while continuing his political activities.
Natesan’s Criticism
Natesan alleged that Shamseer was not a true Communist and had a mindset associated with the Indian Union Muslim League.
Communal implications
CPI(M) Rejection
K K Ragesh accused Natesan of communal hatred and attempting to create communal divisions, saying the party would not accept advice from communalists.
Natesan’s Criticism
Natesan’s stated remarks, as reported, focused on Shamseer’s ideology and political rise; the report does not provide a separate response from Natesan to Ragesh’s allegations.
- Speaker of remarks
- Vellappally Natesan, general secretary of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam.
- Target of remarks
- A N Shamseer, a CPI(M) leader and former Kerala Assembly Speaker.
- Natesan’s claim
- He said Shamseer was not a true Communist and had the mindset of the Indian Union Muslim League.
- Pinarayi Vijayan’s response
- Vijayan called the remarks completely absurd and said CPI(M) leaders rise through long organisational work.
- K K Ragesh’s response
- Ragesh accused Natesan’s remarks of being rooted in communal hatred and creating communal divisions.
- Shamseer’s political record
- Ragesh said Shamseer entered organisational work through the student movement and was elected twice from Thalassery.
- Party position
- Ragesh said the CPI(M) rejected Natesan’s advice and called for public protest against what he described as baseless allegations.