Congress slams Kerala govt over case against scribe; CPI(M) claims it’s not against press freedom
The Hindu
The police action against a journalist of a Malayalam news channel on the complaint by a Students’ Federation of India (SFI) leader kept the political pot boiling in Kerala with the Opposition Congress flaying the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) in the State over the issue and the Left party claiming it was not against press freedom.
The police action against a journalist of a Malayalam news channel on the complaint by a Students’ Federation of India (SFI) leader kept the political pot boiling in Kerala with the Opposition Congress flaying the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) in the State over the issue and the Left party claiming it was not against press freedom.
Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Wednesday came down heavily on CPI(M) State secretary M.V. Govindan for his recent remarks regarding the conspiracy and defamation case against the scribe.
The journalist was booked in the case in connection with an alleged fake exam result of the State secretary of SFI, the student wing of CPI(M).
Adopting a hard stand on the matter, Mr. Govindan had said that any anti-government or anti-SFI campaign in the name of reporting would invite action.
His statement targeting the media was slammed by Opposition parties, cultural icons, and the media fraternity in the southern State, following which he made a U-turn and claimed that his remarks were misinterpreted and he did not say the press would face legal action for reporting against the Left government in Kerala.
However, Mr. Chennithala contended that remarks being made by Mr. Govindan were unbecoming of a State secretary of CPI(M) and that no Left leaders who held that position in the past have acted in this fashion.
"Who does he think he is? Is he running the Home Department? Is he running the government? Is the government being run from the AKG Centre?" "He is justifying the cases lodged against journalists and Opposition leaders," Mr. Chennithala said.
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