Like a chess wizard, he made the right move to checkmate the party satraps and steal the show for himself once again. If V S Achuthanandan’s visit to the house of slain RMP leader
T P Chandrasekharan to console his wife Rema had happened a few days back, it would have been viewed as a customary humanitarian
gesture.
But the timing of the visit has been very crucial as many people who were watching the developments in the CPM cannot miss the fact that VS intended to convey a strong message to his followers in Neyyatinkara while polling was picking up.
When television channels came up with the breaking news, the CPM cadre actively engaged in bringing their sure voters to the booth got embarrassed and clustered in front of the booths unable to hide their shock.