PDP is a victimized group, Jamaat-e-Islami is a communal force; harshly criticizes M V Govindan 

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: CPM state secretary M V Govindan said the UDF has become an alliance of communal forces. He also clarified that the UDF has been in a situation where it has been siding with communalists in all the previous elections. Govindan's criticism comes after Jamaat-e-Islami supported the UDF.

M V Govindan, who harshly criticized Jamaat-e-Islami, also praised the PDP. Jamaat-e-Islami is a communal force all over the world. They need an Islamic state. However, Govindan opined that the PDP is not taking that stand. He added that the PDP is a victimized group.

CPM central committee member Elamaram Kareem asked what kind of secular India the Congress can talk about by taking Jamaat-e-Islami as an ally. He said that the alliance of communal forces is bankrupt and the Congress has lost its political wisdom. Elamaram Kareem added that the UDF's politics is to join hands with communal forces and then reach a compromise.