CPI didn't show coalition propriety in Thomas Chandy case: Ker minister

Thiruvananthapuram: Hitting out at the ruling partner CPI over the Thomas Chandy resignation issue, Kerala minister M M Mani said the party did not show "coalition propriety".

His remarks come days after four CPI ministers kept away from a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in a bid to put pressure on the state government to seek the resignation of Thomas Chandy, facing encroachment charges.

Chandy later resigned as state transport minister on November 15. Mani, known for his characteristic rustic style, said in Malappuram last night, "There is no need for the ruling LDF to carry 'vizhuppu bhandam' (stale laundry). "In the Thomas Chandy case, the CPI failed to show coalition propriety," he alleged.