From the heart of Kannur, UDF chief V.D. Satheesan fired salvos at Monday’s media huddle in Thalassery, revealing a seismic shift: even ‘good communists’ are withdrawing support from Pinarayi Vijayan’s regime. Sachidanandan’s poetry-fueled barbs, he said, echo the masses’ verdict during the ongoing Puthuyuga Yatra.
Traditional Left adherents, per Satheesan, deem CPI(M) morally unfit for office after its drift into right-wing territory, aping BJP’s polarization games. This has minorities on edge, with the party’s poll-time minority overtures morphing into post-election majority outreach— a duplicity costing universal credibility.
The confusion reigns supreme, but not for the long-haul supporters who see through it all.
Sabarimala’s 2019 gold theft saga underscores the rot: three CPI(M) honchos jailed, joined by two Vijayan-era Devaswom Board picks. Satheesan forecast wider nettings absent government interference on the SIT, which he claims is underway to safeguard the guilty.
On Adoor Prakash’s photo-linked questioning, no qualms from Satheesan, but he urged Vijayan face the same. Yatra dialogues spotlight neglected woes—agri slumps, wildlife perils, factory folds, wage arrears, project land snarls.
UDF’s response? A policy manifesto with gems like Kozhikode’s health document targeting failures. As Satheesan rallies, Kerala’s Left edifice wobbles, signaling change on the horizon.