Tag: Yechury-Vijayan showdown

By Sanu George, Thiruvananthapuram : Having won the first round in the battle for supremacy in the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is unlikely let slip his advantage as he takes on party General Secretary Sitaram Yechury at the 22nd party Congress, which began in Hyderabad on Wednesday. The first round was won by Vijayan in January this year at a Central Committee meeting of the party in Delhi. He had then led the group of 55 members who voted in favour of former General Secretary Prakash...