Palakkad, March 5 -- Senior CPI(M) leader and former Shoranur MLA, P. K. Sasi, was expelled from the primary membership of the party hours after inaugurating a convention of Marxist Janathyapathya Kootayama, called by party dissidents at Parvathy auditorium in Chandranagar, on Thursday. CPI(M) district secretary EN Suresh Babu announced the expulsion, citing anti-party activities.
Sasi, ex-chairman of the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC) and CITU district president, was a member of the Nayadippara branch of the Kottopadam local committee near Mannarkkad. He had resigned as KTDC chairman on February 19 following an internal feud.
Inaugurating the convention, Sasi sharply criticised the district leadership, accusing Suresh Babu...