THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Former CPM leader and first associate editor of the party's mouthpiece Appukuttan Vallikunnu has rejected politburo member Kodiyeri Balakrishnan's claim that the party does not portray Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan as its captain in official or party publications. Pinarayi Vijayan has been officially described as the Captain of the CPM since March 11, 2021. The article was published on the editorial page of the CPM mouthpiece under the title Captain. He pointed out in his Facebook post that the official mouthpiece is continuing the Chief Minister's adjective campaign through titles like 'Kerala's Captain', 'Captain's Battle March' and 'Captain on the Seas'.