five Left parties have voiced their opposition to the encounter of Maoist leaders in the Chhattisgarh region under the operation, in a joint letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A video of CPM workers enthusiastically dancing and waving the flag carrying pictures of BJP member Elambilayi Sooraj's murderers has gone viral on the internet.
Earlier this year, Sitaram Yechury had declined an invitation to the hallowed consecration ceremony at the Ram Mandir temple in Ayodhya, dismissing the sacred ritual as a state-sponsored event.
The CPM candidate from Kannur Lok Sabha seat, MV Jayarajan, alleged that the Congress in Kerala is pro-BJP and claimed that the Kerala Congress chief is willing to join the BJP.
Although the Left parties and the Congress are part of a larger INDI bloc, they are opposed to each other in Kerala where the Congress is currently in opposition as part of the UDF alliance.