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CPI(M) leader challenges Sudhakaran on 2021 poll funds
The Hindu··8 Sept
CPI(M) Alappuzha leader H. Salam accused MLA G. Sudhakaran of financial irregularities in a September 8 social media post. Salam questioned lakhs of rupees allegedly collected in Sudhakaran's and the party's name during the 2021 Assembly election. He asked whether the funds bought land and assets for the MLA's wife and son. Salam contested him in the 2026 polls.
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What It Means For You
- Voters in Ambalappuzha are hearing open charges about 2021 campaign collections and family assets.
- Sudhakaran faces public pressure to disclose family holdings and his son's NRI accounts.
- Party workers named by Salam say the MLA's attacks target those who backed the LDF locally.
What's Happening
- Salam challenged Sudhakaran to explain how alleged 2021 election collections were spent.
- He also asked whether Sudhakaran earlier told DYFI leaders to engage in criminal activities.
- Salam said he had planned not to answer every remark but moved after attacks on party workers.
How the Feud Began
- Sudhakaran left CPI(M) after more than six decades and won Ambalappuzha as an Independent in 2026.
- He defeated the CPI(M)-backed candidate in that contest.
- At his June MLA office inauguration he criticised CPI(M) leaders, including Pinarayi Vijayan.
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