I am at Calicut today after attending the AIBDPA CEC and Kerala Circle Conference at Kochi day in the last two days. I got the opportunity to attend the Kelu Ettan death anniversary seminar today, 20 th May.

Com. Kelu Ettan (dada) as he was respectfully called by all, was a leader of the earlier years. His entire life was spent for the uplifting of the poor and needy.He was the District Secretary of the CPI(M) at Kozhikode till his death. He was simple, a comrade who mingled with the common people and loved by all.

The seminar in his memory was organised with the idea of strengthening the party and making it capable to face the present onslaughts and attacks on the party and its workers by the police and the government machinery as also the media.

I could meet many senior comrades who worked with me while I was at Calicut.