Defiant Pinarayi Vijayan raises fist after ED raid, vows ‘long battle’ against BJP and Congress
Pinarayi Vijayan, the former Chief Minister of Kerala, emerged defiantly after a seven-hour raid by the Enforcement Directorate, raising his fist in solidarity with supporters. He criticized the BJP and Congress for their alleged collusion against opposition figures and vowed to continue the fight for democracy. Despite the police presence, CPI(M) workers protested aggressively, leading to clashes with law enforcement.
- ▪Pinarayi Vijayan raised his fist in solidarity with CPI(M) supporters after an ED raid.
- ▪He accused the BJP of using enforcement agencies to target opposition leaders, with Congress's tacit support.
- ▪CPI(M) workers protested violently, damaging vehicles and clashing with police during the incident.
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An apparently defiant former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan emerged with a raised fist, a universal working class symbol signalling solidarity, strength, and resistance, greeting hundreds of Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] workers who had mustered themselves in strength outside his house in Thiruvananthapuram to protest against the Enforcement Directorate (ED)’s seven-hour raid which commenced at 6 a.m. on Wednesday. Mr Vijayan, now the Leader of the Opposition, stepped out of the front door, flanked by top CPI(M) leaders, including CPI(M) State secretary M.V. Govindan, and broadcast a message of strong dissent.
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