CPI(M) pushes back against UDF govt’s decision to institute police probe against Pinarayi Vijayan, kin based on ED’s request
The CPI(M) has criticized the UDF government in Kerala for initiating a police probe against Pinarayi Vijayan and his family, labeling it a politically motivated witch-hunt. The party claims the move is an attempt to align with the BJP-led central government's agenda.
Why it matters
The conflict highlights the intense political rivalry between the Left and the Congress in Kerala and the broader national debate over the use of investigative agencies.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] on Tuesday (September 22, 2026) asked the All India Congress Committee (AICC) to clarify whether the Congress-ruled United Democratic Front (UDF) government in Keralam’s decision to order a police inquiry against former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter T. Veena and son-in-law and former Minister P.A. Mohamed Riyas “at the behest of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-controlled” Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the CMRL-Exalogic payoff controversy had the imprimatur of the party’s national president Mallikarjun Kharge or the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Rahul Gandhi.
Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, CPI(M) general secretary M.A. Baby said the Congress’s political line in Keralam “stood in stark contrast” to the party’s purported national opposition to the Centre’s “misuse” of investigative agencies to target non-BJP parties.
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