AICC General Secretary KC Venugopal on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the CPI(M), accusing the party of targeting Rahul Gandhi for “political insecurity” and blaming him for its own electoral setbacks.
Reacting to recent criticism from CPI(M) leaders, Venugopal said the Left party was unable to objectively assess the reasons for its poor performance, especially in Kerala, and was instead diverting attention to Gandhi.
“Instead of analyzing the reasons for its dismal electoral performance in Kerala, the CPI(M) is trying to target Rahul Gandhi. If it continues on this path, the party faces even bigger losses,” alleged Venugopal.
He further likened the CPI(M)’s criticism of Gandhi to self-deception, saying, “blaming Rahul Gandhi for the CPI(M)’s problems was akin to ‘breaking a mirror because one’s face looks bad.’
Venugopal also argued that outside Kerala, the CPI(M)’s presence in Parliament was maintained largely because of support from the Congress and its allies, calling its criticism of Gandhi “ironic”. He added that several CPI(M) leaders had also secured victories outside Kerala with the support of the Congress-led alliance.
