“Fascism in power is the open,
terroristic dictatorship of the most reactionary, the most chauvinistic,
the most imperialistic elements of finance capitalism.” - Karl Marx (1818 - 1883)
Advertisement by a political party in print media is
absolutely democratic. If the ruling party has got the thumping majority in
elections, celebrations are perfectly justifiable. The perplexing part is if
the advertisement is put up by a ‘Communist’ party in most of the ‘Capitalist’
news papers, that also vouching for creating the ‘truly God’s Own Country’. The
violence that gripped all over Kerala, especially among the party villages
against the ideological opponents, is a clear indication of danger looming over
the State that has a tradition of acceptance and assimilation much before the
advent of Communism.
Firstly, asking for vote in the name of a popular face and
then turning to a more ‘deterministic’ and hardliner leadership itself is a
sign of Fascist-Communist jugglery. Elimination of competitive leadership
within the party by all possible means is the art exemplified by Stalin and
imitated by his followers in Bharat. The similar trait is visible in Kerala as
well; first the popular leadership was cornered within the party by calling it
a ‘revisionist’ and then negated the position ascribed by the democratic
mandate. This can very well be termed as internal matter of a political party
but certainly a fraud on the electorates in a democratic system.
The other significant attribute of this mindset is blatant
use of violence as a political tool. If AP Abdullakutty, former Communist
leader is to be believed, the ‘developmental’ face of Kerala Communist asked
the party leaders to follow the “Bengal line” of killing political enemies
without shedding a drop of blood. Abdullakutty, who is now with the Congress and
helds from the same area of Kannur where CPM perfectly executed this Stalinist
model of eliminating Opposition, alleged that
Pinarayi Vijayan explained that this “model” involved kidnapping and
burying alive political enemies with a sack of salt on them in deep ditches.
This was by the present Kerala CM in a party meeting held at Azhikodan memorial
party office in Kannur on March 5, 2008 and still, not resorted to any legal
recourse against the allegations, alleges the two times MP from Kannur. The
reality is whether in Bengal or in Kerala, the CPM has always resorted to
strong arm tactics to ensure the Party’s survival. The recent series of
violence has a death, serious injuries and ransacking of hundreds of houses of
Opposition activists, of which, home District of the CM is the epicentre. It is
spreading in Kasargod, Kozhikode and Thrissur District in the name of victory
celebrations is a matter of concern.
Thirdly, the emergence of hardliner as head of the State has
a dubious distinction in effectively dealing with finance capitalism while
chanting the Communist mantra. Allegations of corruption in the SNC Lavalin
case and bringing dubious investments while set up a commercial venture,
Kairali TV are just few examples of this. The Malabar Pleasures Pvt Ltd is
another Capitalist venture, believed to be a party subsidiary, is running with
the objective of creating amusement parks, restaurants and theme parks. The new
‘development’ man of Kerala openly endorses such ventures with high stakes; a
perfect example of tightly controlled finance capitalism, which is denied to
other private entities through trade unionism.
Thus, the makeover attempt of Communism in Kerala perfectly
matches the qualifications of ‘Fascism’ enlisted by none other than Karl Marx.
In reality, both the ideologies of Communism and Fascism fed each other in the
20th century Europe and together brought an orgy of violence, killed millions
and led humanity to its darkest hours, whether it is Gulag Camps of Stalinist
era or Auschwitz Gas Chambers of Hitler times. The people of Kerala have voted
against the UDF for being non-developmental and corrupt. The youth of Kerala,
25 per cent of whom voted for the BJP, are looking for jobs in the home State
instead of forced migration. If their aspirations are not addressed, CPM has to
keep in mind that the real fight would be with the emerging nationalist force
and not with the Congress with whom Communist in Kerala used to play shadow
boxing. If Communists are serious about turning Kerala into ‘truly God’s own
country’, then shunning away from the Fascist-Communist mindset is the
precondition. Hope this is part of the ‘makeover’ agenda of the new Chief
Minister.
By Prafulla Ketkar
Courtesy: Organiser
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