Communist party suspends Muslim MP for praising Modi

CPM has suspended Kannur(Kerala)’s Muslim MP A P Abdullakutty from the party for one year for praising Modi. Abdykkajytty had praised Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s development model.

Abdullakutty, a two-time MP from Kannur, had said during a visit to Dubai last month that Modi’s efforts to bring development to his state was worthy of emulation even in the face of disagreement over his political policies.

Following which, the CPI(M) has sought an explanation from the party MP from Kannur A P Abdullakutty for reportedly praising the development model being pursued by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

Risking disciplinary action from his party, Abdullakutty on Saturday stuck to his stand that the development model being pursued by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was worthy of emulation.

In a statement issued shortly after sending his reply to the explanation sought by the party district unit, the Kannur MP reiterated his view on the investor-friendly development atmosphere created by Modi in Gujarat and said he went on record on this with the good intention of triggering a debate in Kerala as a state that suffered from problems like hartals.