Kerala CM Vijayan Releases E P Jayarajan’s Autobiography in Kannur
The launch positions the Mathrubhumi Books edition as the definitive account following a prior dispute over purported excerpts that prompted a police complaint.
Overview
- The autobiography, titled Ithaanu Ente Jeevitham, was formally released on November 3 by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Kannur.
- Mathrubhumi Books published the volume, and the chief minister presented a copy to writer T Padmanabhan at the event.
- Vijayan described the work as a factual chronicle of a communist’s life and defended E P Jayarajan against what he called baseless campaigns.
- Last year, purported excerpts circulated by a different publisher were denied by Jayarajan, who then filed a complaint that led to a police case.
- BJP leader Sobha Surendran criticized the book and said she would pursue a defamation case to its conclusion, while IANS reported signs of internal unease within the CPI(M) over the publication.