CPM leader ... CPM's E KBalakrishnan got elected as president after a vote by a Congress member became invalid.Jayan and another LDF member had boycotted the standing committee elections held on Jan 7.
IUML leader K M Shaji accused CPM of spreading Islamophobia for political gains in upcoming legislative assembly elections. Shaji said fearing defeat in elections, CPM is making statements that are tearing apart Kerala's secular fabric.