Veekshanam Daily, Congress party’s mouthpiece in Kerala, published an editorial criticising Congress leader Shashi Tharoor -without naming him. It urged him not to betray the expectations of thousands of party workers ahead of the upcoming local body elections. The editorial came a day after he clarified that he had not praised the CPI(M)-led government in Kerala but had merely highlighted the state’s progress in the startup sector. It described any move to undermine its electoral prospects as \”ridiculous\” and said it was ridiculous to give citation to the Left government in the name of industrial growth. The article detailed various protests and agitations led by the CPI (M) against industrial projects in the state in the past. It also mentioned significant projects brought out by Congress Chief Ministers like A K Antony and Oommen Chandy and the stiff opposition shown by the Left party against them. However, responding to the issue, KPCC president K Sudhakaran accused the left government of inflating small enterprise figures.
