CPI(M) accuses Satheesan of concentrating authority in a ‘shadowy power group’ centred around the CMO
Govindan alleges that Satheesan’s “autocratic style of functioning” had whittled down the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government’s accountability to the legislature on policy and key decisions, including power purchase agreements with “profit-motivated and predatory” private sector entities.
The HinduPublished: 10 November 2026

Govindan alleges that Satheesan’s “autocratic style of functioning” had whittled down the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government’s accountability to the legislature on policy and key decisions, including power purchase agreements with “profit-motivated and predatory” private sector entities.