CPI(M) chief slams Rahul Gandhi for BJP-Left nexus charge

Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary MA Baby has sharply criticized Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) leader Rahul Gandhi. Baby accused Gandhi of falsely alleging a nexus between the BJP and the Left. He also condemned Gandhi's demand for an Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe against then-Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan during the state election campaign.

Baby announced he would skip the INDIA bloc's upcoming meeting in New Delhi on June 8, citing prior engagements in Kerala. He will send party lawmaker John Brittas in his place. This decision marks a departure from the late CPI(M) veteran Sitaram Yechury's active role in previous opposition group meetings.

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I have been informed by Shri KC Venugopal about the meeting of the INDIA bloc parties to be held on June 8, 2026. In this connection, I would like to cite a recent political development during the assembly elections. There was a systematic campaign by the Congress leadership during the Kerala assembly elections that the CPI(M) and the BJP have struck a deal. Further, it was alleged that the CPI(M)s senior leader, member of the Politburo, and then Chief Minister, Comrade Pinarayi Vijayan, had also struck a deal with Modi. The question was posed, otherwise, ‘why is it that he has not been interrogated or arrested by ED’?

In a letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Baby detailed his objections. He stated that Congress leadership, including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, and Kharge himself, repeatedly made allegations during the Kerala elections. These claims suggested a deal between the CPI(M) and BJP, with Vijayan allegedly involved. The ED probe against Vijayan is ongoing.

The INDIA bloc meeting is the first since December 2023. The alliance has since suffered significant defeats in the Lok Sabha elections and won only two out of 14 subsequent state elections. The DMK has already announced its withdrawal from the meeting, citing the Congress's alliance with the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam as a betrayal.

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I have prior engagements in Kerala.