Immediately after he led a meeting of party rebels in Palakkad, the CPM expelled senior leader and former Shoranur MLA PK Sasi from the party. He had recently stepped down as chairman of the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation(KTDC).
Earlier in the day, Sasi inaugurated the CPM rebel convention at Chandranagar in Palakkad when he unleashed scathing attacks on the party leadership, including district secretary EN Suresh Babu. It is against this backdrop that the CPM decided to expel him from its primary membership.
Speaking at the convention, Sasi said it is not a rebel convention, but a convention of revolutionaries. “If you want to see the face of the revolutionary movement in the district, a group that has the strength to lead the communist movement with dedication, you should look at this convention,” he said.
“Corruption and spirit trade are all being carried out under the cover of governance. A person holding a responsible party position is the first accused in the spirit case. This convention is an expression of the anger of all those who raised their voices against this injustice and immorality from within the party,” Sasi said.
It may be noted that PK Sasi, a senior party leader and former MLA, turned up and inaugurated the CPM rebel convention in Palakkad a day after senior party leader and former minister G Sudhakaran indicated that he might be ending his long association with the party, stating that he does not wish to continue in the party in a manner that would cause discomfort to leaders including party state secretary M V Govindan.
G Sudhakaran, in a Facebook post along with a video clip of state secretary MV Govindan’s press conference in which the latter said that Sudhakaran does not deserve any consideration, said he would not renew his membership during the 2026 membership scrutiny period, effectively parting ways with the CPM.