CPI(M)..The great gamble that should never have been..

The events that compelled CPI(M) to convene extra ordinary PB and CC meetings and the decisions taken by the highest party forums are by now well known. The entire country and especially we Keralites are in a stock taking mode, trying to work out what the latest turn of events means for the future of the party as well as the nation.

The most damning impact of the unfortunate decisions taken by the CPI(M) is the total erosion of faith in the party central leadership, read more precisely as Prakash Karat. We Mallus were looking forward to a pragmatic and constructive approach which sadly didn’t materialise behind the closed doors of AKG Bhavan. By choosing to back the tainted state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan, Prakash has chosen to take the ultimate gamble that could prove to be fatal in coming years. Why do I think so?

Well, think of a scenario where Pinarayi Vijayan is convicted by the court. What will happen then? The party will have to either accept its colossal error or it will have to continue drifting more and more away from the general public and its very own supporters. I agree that there is a possibility of Vijayan being let off by the court after proving his innocence. Still, as the party’s all India general secretary, Prakasha Karat should not have put the party on such a tight spot where it’s very honour and moral existence is at the mercy of a court verdict.

Now it is too late for the CPI(M) to change its stance. It will have to face the consequences of a decision which has the potential to become the biggest in the long list of ‘historic blunders’ that are dished out of the CPI(M) head quarters every few years. Once again, I wish to reiterate that I am not a supporter of CPI(M). Still as a citizen of a state being ruled by a CPI(M) led coalition, I feel badly let down by the party and I can only sympathise with the beleaguered cadres of the CPI(M) who are at this very moment holding marches and protests in different parts of Kerala even in this rainy day.

On the lighter side, the protests and violence might end up in a hartal giving us another blissful day of sheer lazy indulgence....