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CPIM might file complaint againt Nair's caste politics

  • The NSS, a 105-year old outfit of upper-caste Hindu Nairs in Kerala, is not officially aligned to any political party. 
     
  • But the way its general secretary Sukumaran Nair is courted makes him look no less than a politician.
     
  • Nair’s attack against CM Pinarayi Vijayan is used by political parties to harvest votes ahead of a crucial bypoll in Kerala.
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  • By-election to Vattiyoorkavu assembly seat along with four other assembly seats, will be held on 23 October.
     
  • CPI(M) secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said that a complaint will be lodged against Nair, “for influencing votes based on caste".

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