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'CPI(M) mum on Narendran panel'

Staff Reporter

KOCHI: Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi has said that the CPI(M) was placating Hindu fundamentalism more than even the BJP.

Speaking at a reception given to him at the office of the Veekshanam daily here on Saturday, Mr. Ravi alleged that the CPI(M) was not coming out with any opinion on the Narendran Commission report after the Government decided to implement it, but was prompting some of its proxies to issue statements.

He said the CPI(M) was adopting anti-people policies.

He said that the Left parties were criticising the Budget, as it had not given them any provision to organise protests and agitations.

Mr. Ravi said that Chief Minister Oommen Chandy managed to present the decision to implement the Narendran Commission report tactfully, avoiding any chance of a caste conflict in the State.

Referring to the recent spate of protests regarding some cartoons that appeared in newspapers, Mr. Ravi pointed out that the freedom of expression for a certain section of people should not mean infringing upon the sentiments of the other.

DCC president K.P. Dhanapalan presided over the function.
(The Hindu-12/02/06-Sunday)