Communism In Kerala

On a recent visit to the state of Kerala in southern India I was surprised by the prominence of soviet style communist icons painted on the streets throughout the state. It turns out it was the first communist party in the world to be voted in by ballot back in 1957.

The extent to which a communist state government works within the social, religious and political framework of India appears to be very complex however, along with West Bengal and Tripura the state of Kerala seems to operate with a specific Indian version of communism that despite often looking like Cuba at times possibly has few other similarities !

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