Protecting ADGP Ajith Kumar despite him meeting RSS leaders; government facing protests; CPM and LDF in crisis

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: At a time when ADGP Ajith Kumar, who is in charge of law and order, holding a meeting with RSS leaders has created a political uproar, there are indications that the government retaining him will put the CPM and the LDF in a crisis. If the information that Ajith took the chief minister's close relative with him during his meeting with the top RSS leader comes out with evidence, including his name, then it will turn into a political tsunami against the government.

Already, the opposition has intensified the allegation that the CPM-RSS is a secret nexus. Opposition leader VD Satheesan had said that Kerala would be shocked once again if the secret of which prominent people in the government were present in the ADGP's meeting with RSS leader Ram Madhav, comes to light.

When the opposition is questioning the silence of the chief minister despite the controversy at its peak, the ruling party is unable to defend it. Meanwhile, the intention of speaker AN Shamseer's justification that 'the RSS is a big movement in the country and there is nothing wrong in meeting its leaders personally,' has also become a question mark. Former Chief Minister K Karunakaran's moves to protect controversial man, former DGP Raman Srivastava, becoming a setback to the government back then, is also being discussed now.

Battle intensifying

• At a time when the meeting controversy has put the CPM and the LDF in crisis, the battle is intensifying in the camp with the intervention of the CPI central leadership.
• CPI general secretary D Raja said that the ADGP-RSS meeting is being taken seriously and sought a report from the state unit in this regard.
• It has also been asked to clarify the speculations about the meeting.

Rumours of change of front

Meanwhile, rumours are rife that the CPI and the Kerala Congress, which are deeply dissatisfied with the government's stand, will leave the LDF and seek other fronts. With an eye on the next assembly elections, Congress and the Muslim League have intensified their efforts to bring both parties to their side.