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No place for women in CPM: senior leader

Hindustan Times | By, Thiruvananthapuram
Feb 10, 2012 11:13 PM IST

Senior CPI (M) leader Sarojini Balanandan said the party was dominated by men and that many leaders still nursed “male-feudalistic mentality”.

Senior CPI (M) leader Sarojini Balanandan said the party was dominated by men and that many leaders still nursed “male-feudalistic mentality”. Balanandan, widow of former Politburo member E Balanandan, was dropped from the party state committee on health grounds. In tears, Balanandan left the state conference as soon as the news came in.

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Six other members were also dropped from the state committee earlier in the day on account of their ‘poor health’.

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“I never expected this cruelty from Pinarayi Vijayan (state secretary). Many leaders older than me continue in the state committee. I’m quite active and I don’t have any ailments,” she said. Balanandan said she would continue to be a party member.

Vijayan, who was elected the state secretary for the fourth consecutive term, brushed aside her outburst. “It is natural for her to become a bit emotional as she had been active in the party till recently. So you don’t have to worry about what she says,” he said.

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