some rectification has to be done in the paragraph regarding C P I(M) membership The first step to be a member of the party is to be one among the sympathiser's group committee. This committee is frequently met and decisions about the course of action is taken there. It is convened by the branch committee and works along with the branch committee. The membership of group committee is decided by the aforesaid committee. The member of group committee has to wait for one or two years to get the prelimilary membership ie. Candidate membership. The candidate member will be under observation by the branch committee for one year. This period can be prolonged as per the decision of the branch committee. Unlike other democratic parties in india you can not buy its membership by paying certain amount. on the contrary prospective member has to undergo several process. satish
Your reporter ought to have visited the CPI(M) website before naming the PB members. Manik Sarkar, M K Pandhe and E Balanandan too were PB members when the news was uploaded
This is a needless and an insignificant article, with very little facts in it. If at all rediff.com wants the people to actually know about CPM (which may well be not the case)there should have been proper homework done.
