Jayarajan’s message: All shouldn’t be properly in Kannur CPM

By Express News Service
KOCHI/KANNUR: The sudden announcement of CPM strongman and Industries Minister EP Jayarajan to stop electoral politics has come as a shock for get together staff and political observers. It is a pointer to the uneasiness slowly growing within the Kannur foyer of CPM towards the supremacy of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Jayarajan, who was stored out of the fray, informed a information convention in Kannur that he’s retiring from electoral politics as he has develop into previous and is plagued with well being issues.

“Things are not as you see it. I am getting old and cannot be actively involved in election activities and other services to people,” he stated. “I will not fight in another election. I don’t wish to fight either. It’s the party’s decision to not allow seats to those who had completed two consecutive terms. So, my term is over,” stated Jayarajan.

“I was MLA for three terms and a minister in the present cabinet. That is enough,” he stated. Jayarajan stated he had wished to return again within the ministry after his ignominious exit to clear the allegations towards him. “I accomplished that too,” he stated.When identified that Pinarayi has additionally develop into previous, Jayarajan stated, “Pinarayi Vijayan is a good one that possesses extraordinary vitality and abilities. If I could possibly be wherever close to his stature, I’d develop into an incredible man.

It’s my nice disappointment that I can’t be like him. He has a transparent imaginative and prescient about all the things he does and is a decided man.” There is extra to his plain phrases than meets the attention. Sources stated Jayarajan was upset after he was denied a ticket. Health Minister Ok Ok Shailaja is contesting from Mattannur, from the place Jayarajan gained in 2016.

Mediapersons who tried to contact Jayarajan weren’t entertained and he didn’t confide something even to his shut associates. There is a sense that Jayarajan and Pinarayi weren’t having a cordial relationship of late. Pinarayi got here up the stipulation that those that efficiently contested twice shouldn’t be within the fray to maintain T M Thomas Isaac and G Sudhakaran away. Jayarajan anticipated an exemption, nevertheless it didn’t materialise because of many elements.

There have been some controversies surrounding the chief which paved the way in which for his exit from the cabinet. He returned to the publish after the Vigilance gave him a clear chit within the case. Jayarajan’s spouse’s go to to a financial institution in Kannur final September whereas she was allegedly below quarantine had kicked up one other row. She clarified that she was not below quarantine and had gone to the financial institution to take some ornaments to present her grandchildren throughout their birthday. 

The founding nationwide president of the DYFI, Jayarajan was the sufferer of political violence greater than as soon as. He was shot inside a practice whereas getting back from Chandigarh after attending the get together congress in 1995. A seriously-injured Jayarajan was admitted to varied hospitals and resides with a chunk of bullet inside his physique. It was alleged that Congress chief Ok Sudhakaran was the primary conspirator within the incident, however the courtroom eliminated his identify from the chargesheet. A rustic bomb was thrown at Jayarajan at Thalassery in 2000 allegedly by RSS staff, however the accused was let off by the courtroom.

CPM is actively contemplating elevating Jayarajan, who was the CPM Kannur district secretary for a few years, because the get together state secretary after the elections. Protest had erupted in CPM after seat was denied to a different senior chief P Jayarajan, who was accused of ‘growing taller than the party.’ The Facebook web page ‘PJ Army’ was boiling with resentment towards the get together for ignoring the chief who was the sufferer of RSS violence. A flex board hailing Jayarajan had appeared in Dharmadom from the place Pinarayi is contesting.Observers really feel that the voices of dissent towards Pinarayi will die out if LDF phases a comeback. But factionalism will return with a vengeance if Left tastes a defeat on the hustings.