Kochi, Feb 24: Left Democratic Front convenor and high CPI(M) chief E.P.
Jayarajan, who continues to stay away from main occasion occasions on well being grounds, was noticed right here at a personal perform in Kerala elevating eyebrows.
Jayarajan has been conspicuously absent from the continued CPI(M)’s statewide yatra that was flagged off by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday night at Kasargod and led by occasion state secretary M.V. Govindan.
Kasargod is about 90 kms from Jayarajan’s dwelling city in Kannur, whereas he was seen at a preferred intermediary, Nandakumar’s residence on Sunday at Kochi, a day earlier than the yatra was flagged off.
The distance from Kannur to Kochi is 225 kms and Jayarajan made it to Nandakumar’s home relatively than be on the partys vital occasion.
Jayarajan’s presence at Nandakumar’s home has irked high CPI(M) management. When Govindan met the media on Friday, he mentioned he had no clue about Jayarajan’s Kochi go to.
“I had personally called him to come for the flagging off function, but he said since Vijayan is doing it, his presence is not needed. I do not know about his Kochi visit,” mentioned Govindan.
Nandakumar repeatedly has been within the information and doesn’t determine within the good books of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and this has been the explanation why the occasion seems to be shocked and a few have expressed anguish within the continued defiance of Jayarajan.
The high brass of the occasion was beforehand upset with Jayarajan when he was absent from the protest organised by the occasion in opposition to Governor Arif Mohammed Khan.
Meanwhile, Jayarajan has mentioned that he was in Kochi to go to an ailing occasion functionary and when he got here to know in regards to the perform that passed off to honour Nandakumar’s mom, he simply dropped in.
Jayarajan, the previous state Industries Minister, was the second strongest individual within the first Pinarayi Vijayan authorities, however being disallowed to contest the 2021 Assembly polls modified the equation.
Being a disciplined occasion employee, he didn’t specific his displeasure. Jayarajan was not named to the politburo after the passing away of Kodiyeri Balakrishnan. He was additional peeved when Govindan was not solely named because the state occasion secretary, but additionally to the politburo.
Jayarajan is senior to Govindan within the occasion and he has been upset over being bypassed.
An argument about his relations making an enormous funding in a luxurious ayurveda resort erupted a while in the past. Speculation was rife that it was his colleague and one other occasion veteran, P.Jayarajan, who raised the difficulty throughout an inner occasion assembly. When the information gained traction, the occasion was compelled to disclaim media reviews {that a} occasion probe will probably be carried out on this.
After giving occasion occasions a miss, CPI(M)’s Jayarajan noticed at pvt perform in Kochi IANS 24 February 2023 Post Your Comments
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