Kanam Rajendran got elected as the CPI state secretary for the third time by establishing complete authority in the party. The state conference took place in such a way that it was able to brush away rumours that there would be a contest for the post of secretary. Kanam Rajendran has achieved complete victory by almost completely wiping out the opposition faction.

The opposition's move to challenge the age limit proposal turned out to be a failure in the state conference. K.E Ismail and C Divakaran got expelled from the state council due to the age limit criteria. As Ismail is part of the national executive, he will technically remain in the leadership until the party congress.

The cessation of waves of factionalism is a sign that the CPI, the second most prominent party in the Left Democratic Front, will move forward with more strength. Kanam opined that there is no factionalism or groups in CPI and the state conference was a disappointment to those who fabricated such stories.

In recent times, there has been a tendency in all parties to suppress any dissenting opinion by labelling it as factionalism. Let's not ignore the fact that the integration of different opinions is what keeps any party alive and democratic. Even as one gets excited over victory, one should not forget that the leader becomes weak over time when he is surrounded only by eulogists with no opposition around. Kerala now expects Kanam Rajendran to take steps and actions to transform the complete victory he achieved in the party into the victory of the people.

Let's hope that CPI will gain more strength to motivate the Left Front to take many important decisions for the people. With the CPI in charge of many important departments that directly affect the lives of the people, Kanam should use this third term more to take action so as to bring many core reforms and changes in the respective departments. After holding discussions at the party level, the state secretary can initiate a move to comprehensively change some of the archaic rules in the revenue department that are troubling the people. People believe that CPI is a unique party. Along with preserving it, we can expect that Kanam Rajendran, a seasoned leader, will have the tact to move the party forward with unity. The Left government has time to take decisions that are good for the people and implement them effectively. In this third term, Kanam has a great responsibility to lead the party and the front in that direction.