MM Mani likely to be quizzed over controversial speech

 Tuesday, May 29, 2012: CPM Idukki district secretary M M Mani is most likely to be quizzed for his controversial statements that there had been several instances of the party eliminating its foes.
A special investigation team has been appointed for conducting an inquiry into Mani’s shocking revelations.
In his sarcasm-laced speech, Mani reminded his audience of how some of the rivals of the party in Idukki district had been eliminated in the past.
As his words hit headlines in the local media, Mani later clarified that he did not say physically eliminating opponents was the party’s line but only meant it had sometimes to put up resistance to threats from opponents.
“What I said was the party had often resisted threats from opponents and in some such instances activists from both sides could have been killed”, Mani told.