During China war, comrades cracked down on VS for saying let’s give blood to jawans
The sacking of VS Achuthanandan from the CPM politburo yesterday wasn’t the first time the octogenarian chief minister of Kerala had been punished by his party for indiscipline. Nor was it the first time that the veteran comrade had decided to stand his ground in the face of opposition from the party leadership.
In the matter of sticking to his guns, VS had started early — at least as early as 1962.
In that year, he took a line that can today be called “pro-India”, but which the communist leadership then decided was “anti-party” a crime for which he was demoted in the organisation’s hierarchy.
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In the matter of sticking to his guns, VS had started early — at least as early as 1962.
In that year, he took a line that can today be called “pro-India”, but which the communist leadership then decided was “anti-party” a crime for which he was demoted in the organisation’s hierarchy.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.indianexpress.com/
Labels: china war, chinese aggression, cpm politburo, donate blood to jawans, kerala chief minister, leadership, prison rations, sacking, thiruvananthapuram central jail, veteran comrade, vs achuthanandan
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