Questions arise within the party regarding who advised Pinarayi Vijayan on the Kerala Legislative Assembly floor

Allegations are growing within the CPI(M) that Pinarayi Vijayan's repeated lapses in the Legislative Assembly are due to his media advisors. The party's internal discussion points to M.V. Nikesh Kumar, a former journalist and head of the media wing at the AKG Centre, as the person who advised this. The article also mentions dissatisfaction within the party regarding the appointment of P.M. Manoj, who is facing an investigation over alleged favors for his son in PRD department contracts.