Kerala: CPI(M) and Congress Clash Over Jamaat-e-Islami Allegations

• CPI(M) accuses Congress of colluding with communal forces and whitewashing Jamaat-e-Islami.
• Congress leader V D Satheesan rejects charges, accusing CPI(M) of communal appeasement and double standards.
• Satheesan claims CPI(M) leaders, including CM Pinarayi Vijayan, accepted Jamaat-e-Islami votes for decades.
• CPI(M) State Secretary M V Govindan alleges Jamaat-e-Islami now shapes IUML ideology.
• UDF leader Satheesan states UDF will accept Jamaat-e-Islami support, citing their clarification against a religion-based nation.