Thanks to infighting in the Kerala BJP and the craving for positions in Central Government, party workers as well as hardcore Sangh Parivar activists are leaving the organisation in search of greener pastures. On Wednesday, Subhas Chand, the standing counsel of the Central Government ended his association with the Sangh Parivar and joined the CPI(M) to work for “socialism, secularism and communal amity” which he says has been jeopardized by the RSS and the BJP.
Speaking to The Pioneer, Subash Chand who was the president of the Ernakulam district unit of Viswa Hindu Parishat till Wednesday said that the CPI(M) was the only political entity in the country which could preserve socialism and secularism in India. “I had a meeting with the State leaders of the CPI(M) and they wholeheartedly welcomed me,” he said.
It is expected that Subash Chand’s entry to the CPI(M) would strengthen the public image of the party as the present leadership in Ernakulam district has not succeeded in mobilising support. This was discernible in the recent assembly by-poll held at Thrikkakkara where the party candidate was trounced by Uma Thomas of the Congress. The BJP candidate lost the security deposit. Many close followers of Chand too would join the Marxists and this is certainly a setback for the Sangh Parivar, according to K Jayashankar, political critic.
“It is surprising to note that it took Chand eight years to understand that secularism was facing a threat from the BJP Government at the Centre,” said Jayashankar. He said the Sangh Parivar leader got a much needed enlightenment after eight years. “It is like a homecoming for Subash Chand. He was a leader of the CPI(M) before he fell out with the then leadership.