Fri Jul 18 17:59:07 UTC 2025: **News Article:**

**CPI(M) Leader Slams Rahul Gandhi for Equating Party with RSS**

**Thiruvananthapuram, July 18, 2025** – M.A. Baby, General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)], has strongly criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for comparing the CPI(M) to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), calling the comparison “unfortunate” and indicative of a lack of understanding of the CPI(M)’s role in India.

Gandhi, speaking at the Oommen Chandy Smriti Sangamam in Puthuppally, stated that he fights the RSS and the CPI(M) ideologically, accusing both of lacking empathy for the people.

Baby refuted this comparison in a video statement, emphasizing the CPI(M)’s long history of fighting the RSS, particularly in Kerala where the party has suffered significant losses due to clashes. He questioned Gandhi’s understanding of the Congress’s own record in combating the RSS in the state.

He further reminded Gandhi that the CPI(M)’s support was crucial for the Manmohan Singh-led Congress government to form in 2004.

Baby suggested that Gandhi’s perspective is skewed by his past electoral battles in Wayanad, Kerala, where he competed against a Left candidate.

While acknowledging the CPI(M) is open to criticism, Baby asserted that the party would never equate the Congress with the BJP, despite their disagreements on economic policies.

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