'A little girl demanded capital punishment for VS in Alappuzha meet, he left unable to bear the insult' 

The experience shared by former MP and senior CPM leader Suresh Kurup in his memoir about the late former chief minister VS Achuthanandan, is in controversy. His revelation that a little girl had demanded capital punishment for VS at the Alappuzha state conference, which was VS' home turf, has stoked a controversy. His revelation was in a memoir given to a media.

'Even when isolated, VS continued his tirade. His policy was the rabbit caught had three horns. People only the age of his grandchildren raised the allegations against him at the conference. At the Alappuzha state conference, which was his home turf, a little girl demanded capital punishment for VS. Unable to bear this insult, VS left the venue. Alone, sad, but without bowing his head, without saying anything, without looking at anyone, he went home from the meeting venue. Despite all this, he had never insulted the party,' Suresh Kurup shared in his memoir.

Former MLA and member of the CPM state committee, Pirappancode Murali, made an explosive allegation about VS Achuthanandan's infamous defeat in Mararikulam and the ‘capital punishment’ statement made by a young CPM leader against VS. Pirappancode, who was a representative in the 2012 session, made the statements at a time when the party was busy working ways to come out clean in the ‘capital punishment’ statement by terming it as baseless rumours.

Meantime, Minister V Sivankutty came forward to clarify that there was no mention of VS in the Alappuzha meeting. I had attended the Alappuzha meeting. That's when I joined the state committee. No such leader has ever said that while attending the meet. Until VS left, as a senior leader in the party, he was given all the respect. Anything beyond that is not true. He left us. After that, discussions in his name are being held to weaken the party. Those who hold such discussions are involved in the growth and influence of the party, V Sivankutty told media.