The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] has not made any political alliance with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) at any point in history, CPI(M) Kerala State secretary M.V. Govindan has said.
He accused the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and sections of the media of “twisting” his recent comments to a television channel regarding the CPI(M) being a part of the Janata Party during the Emergency era, when Jana Sangh, the precursor to the Bharatiya Janata Party, was also a part of the umbrella alliance.
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Mr. Govindan was speaking to presspersons here on Wednesday (June 18, 2025), on the eve of the crucial Nilambur byelection.
His comments had led to leaders of the UDF reiterating allegations of an understanding between the CPI(M) and the BJP, forcing LDF candidate M. Swaraj to explain the larger context of the umbrella alliance during the Emergency period.
