CPI(M) should apologise for communal remarks against Malappuram: Kerala CM

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 4 (UNI) The CPI(M) should apologise to Kerala over its leader P. Nandakumar's alleged communal remarks against the people of Malappuram, and Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan and the party's central leadership should clarify their stand, Chief Minister VD Sathesan said on Sunday. The Chief Minister described Nandakumar's remarks, in which he allegedly referred to Malappuram as a "den of religious fundamentalists and communalists," as a direct challenge to Kerala's secular tradition. The statement said the remarks were made at a meeting attended by Pinarayi Vijayan and alleged that his failure to condemn or correct the statement gave rise…