CHANDY SPYING ON MUSLIMS: ACHUTHANANDAN

Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) stalwart VS Achuthanandan has assailed Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy for allegedly spying on some members of the Muslim community in the state. ”On its part, the Kerala government’s going out of its way to identify a particular party or community in a secret manner is very unfair,” Achuthanandan said. He even compared Oommen Chandy with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who has been accused in the past of having anti-minority sentiments. ”Well, it is similar to Narendra Modi’s ploy,” added Achuthanandan. On January 16, according to media reports, the intelligence department of the Kerala government was supposedly spying on the e-mail accounts of certain Muslim leaders, including journalists and politicians.