CPM not against freedom of media, says Pinarayi

KANNUR: The CPM is not against the freedom of media, said party state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan. Talking to reporters while attending a programme in the district, he said the media is criticizing the party in connection with the murder of T P Chandrasekharan.


Pinarayi’s response came soon after V S Achuthanandan made a statement disapproving party action against media.


The media is haunting the party in connection with the murder of TP. There is nothing wrong in moving the court against them. The party approached the court as per the earlier verdict of the Supreme Court. CPM Idukki district secretary M M Mani has not gone underground and had contacted me yesterday and today, he said.


Pinarayi said the UDF is trying to woo voters by offering money. UDF candidate Selvaraj’s wife is wooing voters by offering money. She along with some UDF activists went with bank forms for granting loans. Some staged protests when money was offered and stopped them from the act. They were taken into custody and now Selvaraj’s wife is undergoing treatment at the hospital saying the LDF attacked them.