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**Summary:**

CPI(M) State Secretary M.V. Govindan predicts the collapse of the UDF alliance in Kerala, led by Congress, due to internal strife exposed by the Nilambur by-election campaign. He highlights dissatisfaction within the IUML regarding Congress’s campaign management, open criticism amongst Congress leaders, and Shashi Tharoor’s exclusion and dissent. Govindan claims the CPI(M)’s campaign successfully promoted their governance and secular values. He also criticizes the BJP’s foreign policy, accusing them of abandoning non-alignment and siding with the “Israel-U.S. axis.”

**News Article:**

**Kerala’s UDF Alliance on the Brink of Collapse, Claims CPI(M) Leader**

**Thiruvananthapuram, June 20, 2025** – The political landscape in Kerala is heating up as the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] predicts the imminent disintegration of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) alliance following a potentially disastrous showing in the upcoming Nilambur Assembly by-election.

M.V. Govindan, CPI(M) State Secretary, told reporters on Friday that the UDF is plagued by internal dissent and mismanagement, creating deep fissures that threaten to fracture the coalition. He cited growing frustration within the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) due to Congress’s handling of the Nilambur campaign, alleging a lack of tact in cultivating alliances.

Govindan pointed to public infighting amongst senior Congress leaders regarding “juvenile publicity stunts” and political gimmickry as evidence of the party’s internal turmoil. He further highlighted the exclusion of Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Shashi Tharoor from the Nilambur campaign, claiming Tharoor has sought a meeting with Rahul Gandhi to voice his grievances with the AICC leadership.

“Their palpable bitterness foreshadowed the next bout of self-destructive factional fighting in the Congress ahead of the local body polls in 2025 and the Assembly elections in 2026”, Mr. Govindan added.

While awaiting a detailed analysis of the Nilambur voting patterns, Govindan asserted that the CPI(M) had successfully used the by-election as a platform to promote their governance record and secular values to the electorate.

The CPI(M) State committee also launched a scathing critique of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing them of abandoning India’s traditional Non-Alignment Movement (NAM) foreign policy. Govindan stated that the Central government, under the BJP, is unwilling to condemn Israel’s actions in Iran and Gaza, claiming they are siding with the “expansionary war-mongering of the Israel-U.S. axis.”

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