KOCHI: Supporters of Jamaat-e-Islami have provide you with a guide in opposition to CPM within the final leg of the election marketing campaign, accusing the occasion of internalising and propagating the ‘Islamophobia’ of the imperialists and Sangh Parivar. The guide, Islamophobic Marxism: Saffron spots on the pink flag, was launched on March 21, the content material of which is probably going for use within the marketing campaign in opposition to the Left in Muslim-dominated areas.
Okay T Hussein, its editor, mentioned there was a visual change within the insurance policies of CPM. “The assertion by CPM former common secretary Prakash Karat that the BJP rule on the Centre can’t be termed fascist and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s initiative for a ceasefire with RSS could be thought-about as the premise of the change taking place within the occasion,” Hussein, who’s the assistant director of the Islamic Publishing Home, a agency of the Jamaat, mentioned. He mentioned the Sharia controversy in 1985 was a decisive second in CPM’s historical past relating to its relationship with Muslims. “It was after this that CPM realised the significance of defending the Hindu vote financial institution,” he mentioned.
Hussein mentioned CPM intellectuals akin to Okay E N Kunjahammed and P Okay Pokker had a distinct notion on Muslim points and Marxism, which was mirrored in KEN’s guide ‘Erakalude Manifesto’ and Pokker’s guide on Mamburam Thangal. “Pinarayi was the supporter of the road and V S Achuthanandan was on the opposite aspect. It was V S who first talked about the problem of ‘Love jihad’ in Kerala,” he mentioned.
CPM’s stand on the Jamaat underwent a sea change when the views of author Hameed Chennamangaloor, the bitterest critics of Jamaat, received an higher hand within the occasion. Jamaat alleges that CPM discarded even the balancing act of contemplating each majority and minority communalism as equal and fully aligned with the Sangh Parivar.
In his article within the guide, Hussein mentioned CPM’s prime purpose is to demolish the vote financial institution of Congress, the bottom of that are Muslims and Christians. “The LDF hopes it will possibly guarantee continuity of the federal government if this job is completed. Nevertheless, the hazard is that if such a factor occurs, BJP will turn into the key opposition in Kerala after the disappearance of UDF,” he mentioned.
Hussein alleged that CPM had tried to interrupt the unity of Muslim organisations throughout the battle in opposition to the Citizenship (Modification) Act (CAA). “It was CPM which first mentioned extremists have infiltrated the anti-CAA agitation. This was later picked up by Sangh Parivar,” he mentioned.
The fast provocation behind the Jamaat challenge was one other guide by CPM chief Okay T Kunhikannan, which is a vehement assault on the Jamaat. In his article, T Muhammad Velam says Kunhikannan’s guide has uncovered the chapter of CPM in coping with the Jamaat. The occasion doesn’t have any methodology to check the Jamaat apart from those offered by capitalism and fascism.
The guide has included a web based publish by Left activist Dr Azad which mentioned CPM, of late, is spending extra vitality on dealing with the Welfare Get together and Muslims League than coping with RSS and BJP. Different contributors within the guide embody O Abdurehman, CPI (ML) chief P J James, T Okay M Iqbal, Samad Kunnakkavu, V A Kabeer and P I Noushad.
