Synopsis: The Communist Party of India (CPI) has decided that its ministers will abstain from attending the Cabinet meeting scheduled for Wednesday, 29 October, marking a significant escalation in the standoff within Kerala’s ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF).

Even after the discussions between Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and CPI state secretary Binoy Viswam over the PM SHRI controversy, there has been no sign of reconciliation.

The Communist Party of India (CPI) has decided that its ministers will abstain from attending the Cabinet meeting scheduled for Wednesday, 29 October, marking a significant escalation in the standoff within Kerala’s ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF).

Rejecting conciliatory efforts from the chief minister and the CPI(M), the CPI has opted for a hard line, s

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