CPM indulging in “politics of violence”, alleges IUML

 Tuesday, May 22, 2012: In the backdrop of RPM leader T.P Chandrasekharan’s gruesome murder, Industries Minister and Indian Union Muslim League leader P K Kunhalikutty today alleged that CPM was indulging in “politics of violence”.
“Political murders are often seen as caused by spontaneous outbursts. But now it has become clear these are mostly planned and executed engaging even hitmen. In most cases CPI-M workers are perpetrators and activists of parties like IUML, Congress and BJP the victims”, he told.
He alleged that CPI-M,especially a powerful section in it, had for the last few decades been creating a “fear psychosis”.
“This style of functioning is no longer acceptable to vast sections of a civilised society like Kerala. Especially it is not going to be tolerated by the youth,” he said.
CPI-M should introspect and change its policy of violence. But what was of concern was a section in the party continued to justify violence and even conduct marches to police stations to get the accused released, he said.
In contrast, the Congress-led UDF, in which IUML is the second largest constituent, had never practised politics of vengeance as that had no place in a democracy, he said.