Following rape allegations against son, Kerala CPM chief Kodiyeri Balakrishnan offers resignation: Reports

The chief of Kerala’s Communist Party of India (Marxist) unit, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, is in a soup after reports of his son being entangled in rape charges emerged. Though there is no official confirmation regarding this, Balakrishnan has reportedly offered to step down from the post over the allegations.
The top leadership of the party, state as well as central, has, however, made their stand clear over the issue and said that he needn’t resign from the post since it is known that he has not attempted to shield his son.
The CPM cadre cannot afford to lose a top leader like Balakrishnan, especially at this juncture when they are reeling under the humiliating defeat the party faced in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The cadre feels his exit could shake the pillars of the party, more so since they have won only one seat in the general elections, that to in a state where they are the government.

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