Mayor, Sabarimala blamed for CPM setback

The CPM has begun a pointed internal review after its loss in the Thiruvan anth-apuram Corporation election, with the party’s district committee attributing the outcome to organisational weaknesses and factionalism, while senior leaders sparred publicly over whether the Sabarimala gold theft episode had any bearing on voter sentiment.

- HD Bureau

According to party leaders familiar with the deliberations, the district committee meeting was unusually blunt, acknowledging that campaign mobilisation fell short in several wards and that internal rivalries blunted the party’s traditional ground strength. The assessment marked a departure from routine post-election reviews, with speakers conceding alperdrlee pr