A V Thamarakshan, JSS leader quits party

ALAPPUZHA: A V Thamarakshan, one of the state secretaries of the Janathipathya Samrakshana Samithi (JSS) has quit the party. Announcing the decision here, Thamarakshan said that he was quitting in protest against the policies of the UDF government and not because he had any differences with JSS chairperson K R Gouri Amma or the party. He said that he had asked the party leadership to sever ties with the UDF, but it did not heed his call. Thamarakshan said that the CPI (M) was the only political party in the state now that was really secular in its outlook and this was the reason why communal and religious fundamentalist forces were targeting the CPI (M). He said that he did not wish to join the CPI (M). K R Gouri Amma told reporters that when Thamarakshan joined JSS, it was in the UDF fold. “If he did not have any objection then, I am perplexed as to why he is raising the issue now,” she said.