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Kanam had suggested handing over the temporary charge of the state secretaryship to Binoy Viswam, a member of the CPI central secretariat, while he took leave for treatment.
Raja's name was unanimously approved by the party for the top post at the 24th Party Congress at Vijayawada on Tuesday.
The Kerala unit also called for the CPI's alliance with the Congress at the national level.
Raja is piqued by the party leadership’s actions of conducting a public meeting at first, against the usual protocol of conducting conferences before, and for not inviting him to the public meeting.
Asked about Raja's criticism of Mani for the insensitive remarks he made against Rema in the Kerala assembly, Mani said the CPI leader should only mind her business in Delhi.
The general secretaries of both the CPM and CPI stressed on the need for working together to fight against the RSS and the BJP.
D. Raja is the tallest leader of the Communist Party of India, and Annie is the feisty leader of its women’s wing.
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