Thiruvananthapuram, May 23 -- Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Saturday lambasted the UDF government in Keralam as State Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar appointed as the Secretary to Chief Minister VD Satheesan.

The CPI(M) State Secretariat, in a statement, raised questions over the credibility of the Assembly elections, calling the transfer a "reward for services rendered."

The CPI(M) State Secretariat said, "Appointing the Chief Electoral Officer as the Chief Minister's Secretary has raised serious questions over the credibility of the Assembly elections. Kerala has never witnessed such an appointment immediately after an election, in what appears to be a reward for services rendered. This strengthens the LDF's allegation...