Decent words and expressions should be used, says Chandrappan

KOLLAM: In a dig at CPI-M leaders, CPI State Secretary C.K. Chandrappan said that while engaging in a political debate it was important to use decent words and expressions and ensure that certain standards were kept even when engaging political rivals.


CPI (M) leaders had termed as "quite deplorable" critical views aired by Chandrappan on contentious issues such as display of the painting of Jesus Christ at an exhibition organised by CPI (M) ahead of its state conference.


His comment that CPI-M was organising its state meet by roping in event managers had also stung the party.


Veteran CPI leader and former Lok Sabha member, C.K. Chandrappan, was unanimously re-elected as secretary of CPI Kerala state unit by the state party conference of the party that ended here Saturday. The conference also chose an 89-member state council and nine-member control commission.


Chandrappan took over as the state secretary two years ago after the incumbent Veliyam Bhargavan gave up the party post on health grounds.


Chandrappan told reporters that the central theme of the party meet was strengthening the Left unity to build a "credible alternative" to Congress and BJP "both wedded to the neoliberal economic and pro-US foreign policies".