CP(I)M Suspends Mr. A P Abdulla Kutty (the sitting MP from Kannur) for praising Mr.Narendra Modi

This is what happens to every Indian, if he/she speaks the truth, regardless of his/her religious affiliations.

New Delhi: CPM has suspended Kannur MP A P Abdullakutty — who praised Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's development model — from the party for one year for praising Modi.

Abdullakutty, a two-time MP from Kannur, had reportedly 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 while outrightly rejecting the "communal agenda" of the saffronite leader.

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.

It is to be remembered that A P Abdullakutty, the controversial CPI(M) MP from Kerala who has had run-ins with the party earlier for openly speaking against bandhs and questioning the “communist should be an atheist” theory, created stir at the end of December, 2008, by saying that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi should be made the model for attracting private investment.

The two-time MP said states, including Left-ruled Kerala, should emulate the Gujarat model on dealing with investors and ushering in development. He, however, qualified his statement by making it clear that he was only praising Modi’s skills in attracting investment to the state and still considers the saffron posterboy as a “communal fascist”.

“Gujarat is India’s number-one investor-friendly state. Modi made it possible for Reliance to invest Rs 25,000 crore in the state and the company has made huge profits. When Ratan Tata pulled out the small car project from Singur, it was Gujarat which came up with the most attractive offer. Other states, including Kerala, should emulate the Gujarat model,” he told The Indian Express from Dubai.

A brief treatise on Mr.A P Abdulla Kutty

Mr.A P Abdulla Kutty hails from an orthodox Muslim family of agriculturists of Narath village in Kannur District. Born on 08 May 1967, he is the third of five children of Shri T. P. Moideen and Smt. A. P. Sainaba. He has an elder brother and an elder sister. He also has a younger brother and a younger sister. He considers himself most fortunate to have this unique position of “the sibling in the middle.”

Abdullakutty’s family members were Congress party sympathizers. During his schooldays he was favourably disposed towards the Congress, though politically inactive. Brought up to be a devout Muslim, he used to go to the Madrasa every morning. His mother’s ardent desire was that one day her son would grow up to become a Mullah.

Abdullakutty had his primary education at the Narath Mapillai LP School where he studied upto the 4th standard. Later he went to the Kambil Mapillai High School, from where he passed his SSLC with a second class. His brother who was in the Gulf suggested that he should be sent to the local Industrial Training Institute to learn to be a civil draftsman. This would open up immense possibilities for a lucrative overseas career. It was customary for youngsters in the village to go to the Gulf countries after completing their SSLC. Not many bothered to study further. The Gulf was the ultimate destination for the average Muslim youngster – his passport to a lifetime of prosperity. Much against his wishes, Abdullakutty found himself enrolled in the ITI. And this proved to be a major turning point in his life.

Abdullakutty found himself irresistibly drawn to the ideals and programs of the Students Federation of India (SFI), the youth wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Soon he was elected Union General Secretary and threw himself into the struggle against privatization of professional education. A 50 day strike ensued and Abdullakutty was arrested and lodged in the Kannur Central Jail for a month. He missed his exams and ended up discontinuing his education at ITI.

Abdullakutty then joined the SN College, Kannur, for the Pre-degree course. In time he passed the Pre-degree examination and registered for B.A. (Malayalam) in the same college. He was now a full-fledged SFI activist. He was soon elected as University Union Councillor, a remarkable achievement considering that the SN College had always been a KSU stronghold. (Kerala Students Union is the student wing of the Congress.) This was a great feather in the SFI cap. In his first year as an under-graduate student, Abdullakuuty was elected General Secretary of the Calicut University Union, thus establishing the ascendancy of the SFI once again. This victory caused him to be described by the flattering epithet “Jeyikkaanai Jeyichavan” (born to win).

After his graduation, Abdullakutty joined the Law Academy Law College at Trivandrum from where he completed his LLB degree.