Would be interesting to mull over V.S.Achuthanandan’s fate in his party

V.S.Achuthanandan is an interesting and probably intriguing leader of CPM who would not simply fade away from the party, definitely according to his body language.

He may not go the Nripen Chakravarty way in Tripura, who was expelled by the party. The gentleman comrade remained at that and lived for a 100 years. In between, the party had decided to re-admit him also, for sure he would not be a threat to anyone at that age.

The party set-up in Kerala could be vastly different from the entity in many other states. Caste, creed, forward or backward and other considerations weigh high on a leader remaining relevant upstairs.

That way also Achuthanandan cannot be ignored, for he has his own areas of influence. And he knows that very well.

His completion of the normal tenure of chief ministership itself, in spite of strong opposition to him in many ways within the party, is itself proof that he cannot be vanquished easily.

The latest is that Politburo member S.Ramachandran Pillai has announced that the politburo had not discussed the issue of reprimanding V.S.Achuthanandan for his not consulting the party before requesting the Central Government to order a CBI probe into the lotteries muddle.

Media reports are wrong, according to him. Naturally, the party would have got feedback that anymore action against Achuthanandan could be counter-productive. Achuthanandan may have his own trump cards.

What would be the fate of Achuthanandan in his own party in the near future? Would he remain a mute witness to the goings-on against him? These are all moot questions that would generate interest in the minds of party observers.