Kottayam: CPI(M) has started election campaign in cyberspace after announcing Jaick C Thomas as LDF candidate in Puthupally assembly constituency by-election. They have started the campaign by posting in cyberspace, a picture of Jaick standing in the mud holding a shelf. Many people including Ministers are sharing the picture on social media.
“A young man who stood with the people, a leader who rose from among the people, good luck to comrade Jaick C. Thomas, the LDF candidate from Puthupally”, Minister M. B. Rajesh wrote on social media while sharing the picture of Jaick taken during the flood crisis. However, this post attracted criticism and trolling. Various political leaders, celebrities and common people have done a lot of help during the floods. Many people criticized asserting that employing such cheap campaign strategies for votes is not a commendable approach.
Some online trollers responded to Jaick’s picture by drawing parallels with the circulated video of CPI(M) leader SK Sajeesh in a paddy field. Jaick’s nomination as a candidate was sanctioned by the CPI(M) state secretariat, with his name being proposed by the district leadership of the party. Jaick C Thomas was one among the three CPI(M) leaders initially under consideration by the party.
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