Director Ranjith withdraws from poll fray, informs CPM

KOZHIKODE: Director Ranjith has withdrawn from the assembly poll fray. He will not contest from Kozhikode North. He has informed CPM state leadership that he is not interested in contesting polls. A Pradeep Kumar should contest polls from there and will campaign for him, he added.

Pradeep is presently the sitting MLA of Kozhikode North. The CPM decided to field Ranjith to replace A Pradeep Kumar, who completed three terms. Ranjith has been living in Kozhikode for more than two decades.

He was active in the last local body polls and assembly election at the LDF venues in Kozhikode city. There were reports earlier that he had informed the CPM leadership his interest in contesting polls.