It was an undivided Communist Party that formed the World's first democratically elected Communist government when it came to power in Kerala in 1957, and today it is the divided Communist party that celebrates the golden jubilee of that government.
The Communist Party of India-Marxist and the Communist Party of India, the two communist parties formed of a split after the first government in Kerala, had charted out various programmes in their own capacity to make the celebrations a great event.
While the CPI-M has chalked out programmes in the district-level rather than going for a state-level function, the CPI is organising programmes at the state-level. The two parties, besides conducting seminars and public meetings, will honour the members, who were in the first assembly.
The CPI-M commenced its celebrations from March 31 in all districts. It had planned elaborate cultural programmes, seminars, photo exhibitions, public meetings and honouring of eminent communists.
CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat will preside over the valedictory of the golden jubilee celebrations on April 5
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