CPI(M) leaders Pinarayi Vijayan and MV Govindan accused the Kerala government and ruling-front organisations of politically motivated employee transfers, harassment and anti-employee policies. They cited the death of a Kasaragod clerk and a doctor’s alleged heart attack, demanding government intervention
Internal factionalism within the Thiruvananthapuram CPI(M) intensified after senior leader V. Sivankutty boycotted a District Secretariat meeting. Sivankutty is openly protesting the leadership's decision to retain sitting MLA V. Joy as the powerful District Secretary
