Palakkad, Oct. 6 -- Communist Party of India (CPI) National Council Secretary Binoy Viswam on Tuesday hit out at Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar amid the Opposition's protest against the Election Commission, calling him a "corrupt, authoritarian, anti-democratic officer".

Viswam's remarks came after a vigilance inquiry was ordered in Keralam against Gyanesh Kumar in connection with allegations linked to his tenure as the state's Public Works Department Secretary in 2006.

Viswam said, "CEC is a culprit in a case registered in Kerala. It is a corruption case. A corrupt officer, an authoritarian officer, an anti-democratic officer - such an officer is Gyanesh Kumar."

He further alleged that Kumar had made a statement regar...