Communism in Kerala
India got its Independence in 1947, but Kerala like many other states suffered from a series of social evils, caste system being the root of all. This social evil is what led to the large inequality in economy between the people. The people desperately needed a truly secular power that addresses their issue. 1957, the first elected communist government in India came into power to the surprise of the world. In the first phase of communist government led by E.M.S. Namboodiripad, they focused on eradicating social malpractices by reforming the land and ensuring education is available to all. The EMS-Government marked the end of feudalistic society in Kerala.
When the Indian National Congress ruled India under the leadership
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Vasudevan Nair of the CPI joined hands after realizing the importance of left unity in Kerala to form the Left Democratic Front. From here on after, the LDF coalition battled the United Democratic Front (UDF) in elections. Although the popular party still remained as CPI (M). From 1980, the era of E.K. Nayanar started. E.K. Nayanar sat on the Chief Minister seat for 3 times but was only able complete the term in the third time. From 1980 till 1996, the power kept alternating between the hands of E.K. Nayanar, Indian National Congress and President’s rule. E. K. Nayanar completed his term for the first time between 1996 to 2001. The LDF then regained their power in the assembly election held in 2006, in which V.S. Achuthanandan sworn in as the eleventh Chief Minister of Kerala. At the age of 82, he was the oldest Chief Minister in …show more content…
His strategy is to serve the public with the help of private industries. A very highly controversial hydro-electric project which has been kept aside due to potential damage to the eco system is back in the agenda to generate more power. With the help of private investments, the government is planning to introduce high-speed trains. The current communist party in Kerala has certainly tweaked their ideology to fit the current state of the world. The Pinarayi government is striving to find a balance between capitalism and socialism. Can the welfare of the public and economic growth of the state go hand in hand?
Even if they do, the one thing that will never go hand in hand is the Communist party of India and their rightist counterpart RSS-BJP (RashtriyaSwayamsevakSangh-Bharatiya Janata Party). This brawl between the left and the right has been going for over a decade consistently. After the coronation of the communist in 2016, the revenge killing has been on a rise again. Over the years, there has been more or less the same number of causalities on each