Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan distances from CPI(M) leader Jayarajan’s ‘personal views’ in book

“I had lone a cursory look astatine the book,” Vijayan, who is besides a CPI(M) politburo member, said, aft releasing the publication successful Kozhikode.

Without referring to immoderate topics discussed successful the book, Vijayan said: “That I americium releasing the publication does not mean I hold with its full content. The writer volition person his ain opinion.”

“Though we some beryllium to the aforesaid governmental party, Jayarajan’s idiosyncratic investigation connected issues mightiness beryllium different. It should beryllium seen lone successful specified a manner,” Vijayan said, adding “the publication highlights that the Left should beryllium strengthened to support the rights of minorities”.

Jayarajan, successful his Malayalam book, had observed that Madani’s provocative speeches successful the aftermath of the demolition of the Babri Masjid successful 1992 had sowed extremist thoughts among Muslim youths successful the state.

Madani had past disbanded his outfit Islamic Sevak Sangh and floated the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Madani was besides accused of imparting arms grooming to Muslim youths, nether the aegis of ISS.

Madani was arrested by Kerala constabulary successful transportation with the Coimbatore blasts of 1998 erstwhile the LDF authorities was successful powerfulness successful the state. After being acquitted successful the lawsuit successful 2007, his enactment had leaned towards the CPI(M), erstwhile Vijayan was the party’s authorities secretary. After his agelong stint successful jail, Madani had past claimed that helium had turned implicit a caller leaf.

In the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, the CPI(M) had joined hands with Madani’s PDP and backed Madani’s nominee Hussain Randathani arsenic the LDF campaigner from Ponnani, but helium lost. Vijayan, who had past shared dias with Madani, had drawn flak from state CPI implicit hobnobbing with the PDP leader. The electoral knowing with Madani was past described by galore arsenic 1 of the reasons for the Left rout successful the 2009 Lok Sabha elections. In 2010, Madani was again arrested successful transportation with the 2008 Bengaluru serial blasts, which shattered his party’s governmental dreams successful Kerala.