THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In what could spell more trouble for the Left, the CPI leadership has reserved severe criticism for Pinarayi Vijayan. The party state secretariat and executive meetings held on Wednesday felt that LDF’s projection of one leader in the election campaign backfired.
“The sole focus was on one leader. When the opposition projected team UDF, we had one leader as our poster boy and star campaigner.
This could have been avoided. His style of functioning also added to the scale of defeat. We must remember that he’s at an advanced age,” pointed out a secretariat member.
The CPI felt that a number of other reasons, including minority consolidation and opposition from different groups, also played a role. The party meet felt that Pinarayi’s remarks and government’s administrative failures added to the defeat.
The LDF’s failure to keep away from controversial remarks made by SNDP Yogam leader Vellappally Natesan too came under criticism.