The front page of today’s [22 Feb 2014] Malayala Manorama (a newspaper with 20 million readers) reports that Narendra Modi has made a contract with the Marxist Party [CPI(M)] in Kerala. The Marxists in Kerala turned capitalists long ago when Pinarayi Vijayan took over the Party. V S Achuthandan (with his foot in the grave) questioned the capitalist tendencies of the Party, the result being that he was bullied by those who control the economy. Marxists are turning capitalists all over the world. Let’s forgive Achuthandan for growing old and yet not retiring. Idealists don’t retire, unfortunately . Modis flourish. And gather followers. Achuthandan was invited to join AAP [Aam Aami Party]. By none other than Arvind Kejriwal himself. But how can a senior join a junior party? Ego problem. What really bothers me is the report that Mr Modi offered to pay money for buying up votes in Kerala. ...
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