We recognise decline of Left in India, but will move towards masses: CPI(M) general secretary M.A. Baby
The Hindu
CPI-M's M.A. Baby emphasizes Left's resilience, global presence, and fight against right-wing forces at 24th party congress.
CPI-M’s newly elected general secretary M.A. Baby on Sunday (April 6, 2025) said while the party recognised the decline of the Left in India, “through the introspection and self analysis made in the 24th party congress we have decided to move towards the masses and learn from them and in turn, to educate them.”
Speaking at a public meeting organised by the party on the concluding day of its 24th congress in Madurai, Mr. Baby said a global perception was created that the world was moving towards the Right, but, they fail to notice that about 25% of the global population in the world live in countries ruled by Left parties.
“In Cuba, Korea, Vietnam, China, Latin America countries and the newly added Sri Lanka were showing how the Left and progressive governments still prevail over the right-wing governments,” Mr. Baby observed.
The perception that right-wing forces were growing in India was due to the “unfortunate grand influence formed by the reactionary forces” and certain media forces, he added.
“The Left, which was a part of the government in West Bengal, was thrown away by the semi-fascist rules. But the Left overcame that and ruled the State for three more decades,” he noted.
Taking pride in witnessing the flag hoisting in the 24th party congress, which was brought from Keezhvenmani, Mr. Baby said the struggle of Dalit working class people against the landlords and untouchability was a history etched in the history.
“Those who fought against the powerful people for better wage and equal rights in Keezhvenmani, by refusing to lower down their red flag for the conspiracies of landlord, showed the world that they would not abandon their flag at any cost,” he recalled.
Run 3 Space | Play Space Running Game
Traffic Jam 3D | Online Racing Game
Duck Hunt | Play Old Classic Game
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan mourns historian M.G.S. Narayanan's death, praising his contributions to Indian historical research.
The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday (April 26, 2025) introduced a Bill seeking to protect people from coercive actions of money lending entities.
Michael B. Jordan’s ‘Thomas Crown Affair’ release date announced
Reconciliation between Thackeray cousins threatens Shiv Sena President Eknath Shinde's political dominance in Maharashtra.
Hyderabad Metro Rail faces fare hike due to financial constraints, debt restructuring, and increased operational costs.
India's longest rail tunnel faced challenges, including potential collapse, but was successfully completed with innovative solutions and speed.
Kashmir locals show extraordinary bravery and compassion during a deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, saving tourists and locals alike.
IMD issues thunderstorm alert for 25 Telangana districts, including Hyderabad, due to intense heat wave conditions.
Explosives hurled near BJP leader Sobha Surendran's residence in Thrissur triggers concern, sparking demands for investigation.
Despite the possibility of rainfall in southern parts of the State, most of north Tamil Nadu will continue to experience searing heat. The mercury level, however, could dip slightly after Sunday.
Madhya Pradesh Police forms SIT after arresting men for befriending, raping, and blackmailing women in Bhopal.
Seema Haider, a Pakistani national turned Indian daughter-in-law, seeks refuge in India after visa suspension amid terror attack fallout.
On World Book Day (April 23), Sriram Gopalan was desk-bound at his noncommercial library and thumbing through pages — not pages that flaunted printed words, but empty pages that hoped to host words, handwritten words. At Prakrith Arivagam, as this library at Alapakkam in New Perungalathur is called, Sriram was swamped by stacks of half-used notebooks. Ruled and unruled, long and short, white and yellowed, smudged and dog-eared notebooks. He was tearing out the untouched pages to settle them between new covers and find them a new pair of hands. Sriram was not labouring at this work alone. The sound of pages being ripped out intact filled the room: he was with people who are on the same page about how half-used notebooks ought to be treated. They collect used notebooks, extract the blank pages which they would ultimately bind into fresh notebooks: on for weeks now, this activity would extend through May. The epilogue to the exercise: donating the notebooks thus made to government schools and benefitting underprivileged children. This “summer-vacation volunteering assignment” is in its second year. And by the look of it, it has added more pages and chapters. Last year, with the support of volunteers from the local residents community, the team managed to repurpose and distribute 800 notebooks to children at a Panchayat Union school at Alapakkam under Nergundram panchayat in Perungalathur. This year, the bar has been set decisively higher.