INDIA
Balakrishnan's resignation from the party's top post has come after the Enforcement Directorate arrested his younger son Binesh Kodiyari in Bengaluru for financing illegal activities in a narcotics case.
Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, secretary of CPM Kerala and number two in the party after Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, stepped down, citing health issues. The CPM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) convenor A Vijayaraghavan has been given a temporary charge.
The party said that Balakrishnan had applied for leave citing medical treatment, which was allowed by the state secretariat. The top CPM leader was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year and sought treatment in the US. However, at that time, he did not step down from his post. It is not clear how long Balakrishnan will stay away from party affairs.
Balakrishnan's move from the party's top post comes after the Enforcement Directorate arrested his younger son Binesh Kodiyari in Bengaluru for financing illegal activities in a narcotics case. Earlier this week, he was remanded to judicial custody till 25 November after the special court rejected his bail application.
The shake-up within the CPM also comes ahead of 1200 local bodies' important elections in December, which are considered semi-finalists before the assembly elections next year.
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