TVM: Communist Party is a tightly closed system where party rules over individuals. CPM is much more conservative than any other parties of the same clan. Recent years have been a threat for V S Achuthanandan as he crossed the restrictions many a times. After being severely criticized by the party during his tenure as the chief minister of Kerala, he regained his place back by his tremdous performance in the Assembly election campaigns. It did not take much for him to face issues of discipline as he met the veteran communist ideologist Berlin Kunhanandan Nair during his Kannur visit. CPM had strictly restricted all the members not to visit Berlin Kunhanandan Nair as he was an ideologist expelled from the party. But nothing could stop V S as it was a routine for him to meet the ideologist in every Kannur visits. But he refused to take food from his home as he had restrictions from the party.
Members of the party may have differences in their thoughts, but Berlin Kunhanandan Nair is as communist as V S or Pinarayi Vijayan. Taken account of the discipline and the closed structure of the party, V S could have opted confirming himself to the restrictions. But as an independent individual, he is known for not confirming to any of those restrictions that he thinks is against his individual freedom. The party’s stand may differ, but that should be dealt with in its walls.
