Expelled Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] chief P. Okay. Sasi will contest from the Ottapalam Assembly seat as an Independent candidate with the backing of the United Democratic Front (UDF) after the Congress determined not to allot him its ‘hand’ image.
The UDF had initially deliberate to subject Mr. Sasi on the Congress image, and marketing campaign supplies that includes the ‘hand’ had already been extensively put up throughout the constituency. However, the Congress management withheld the image following objections from a piece of native celebration leaders. Though Mr. Sasi was requested to formally be a part of the Congress to resolve the difficulty, he declined, prompting the choice to contest as an Independent. The hoardings and posters can be changed.
Mr. Sasi was lately expelled from the CPI(M) after he publicly criticised its State and district leaderships. Reacting to the motion, he mentioned the celebration had each proper to expel him, including that whereas his lengthy affiliation with the CPI(M) had ended, his political wrestle would proceed.
He additionally mentioned he would expose “wrongdoers” earlier than the general public. Targeting State secretary M.V. Govindan, Mr. Sasi remarked {that a} vital vacuum had emerged in the celebration following the loss of life of former State secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan. He additionally alleged that district secretary E.N. Suresh Babu was a part of a liquor foyer, a cost that Mr. Babu mentioned he would legally problem.
Published – March 21, 2026 09:12 pm IST
