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&lt;em&gt;When over 50,000 farmers in Maharashtra marched towards Mumbai with similar demands on Sunday, they followed Vijoo Krishnan, a man hailing from a small hamlet in Kerala&#039;s Kannur, which has turned out to be a great source of inspiration to the millions of Communists in the state.&lt;br /&gt;
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On December 20, 1946, in Karivelloor, a small village in the northern part of Kerala &amp;mdash; then called Malabar, which was a part of Madras Presidency &amp;mdash; turned violent with a farmers&amp;rsquo; uprising organized by the Karshaka Sangham (farmers&amp;rsquo; union) demanding land, food and freedom. Two of the protesters &amp;mdash; Thidil Kannan and Keeneri Kunhambu &amp;mdash; were killed by the Malabar Special Police (MSP).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Seven decades later, when over 50,000 farmers in Maharashtra marched towards Mumbai with similar demands on Sunday, they followed a man hailing from the same hamlet in Kannur, which has turned out to be a great source of inspiration to the millions of Communists in the state.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
News18&#039;s Chandrakanth Viswanath speaks to Vijoo Krishnan, a former President of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) and a firebrand leader of the Students Federation of India (SFI) who is now the Joint Secretary of All-India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), the largest farmers&#039; organisation in the country that led the &amp;lsquo;Long March&amp;rsquo; from Nashik to Mumbai this week.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The 44-year-old, Vijoo Krishnan is probably the youngest member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) as an invitee. After completing a doctoral programme on the changing Indian agrarian economy, he joined St Joseph&#039;s College, Bengaluru, as the Head of the Post Graduate Department of Political Science. However, after a couple of years in teaching, he quit his job to become a full-time activist.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It was during his tenure as the president of JNU Students&#039; Union that the administration was forced to rent a hotel outside the campus and also pay the students for their transit facing a protest over the issue of hostel fee hike.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Vijoo Krishnan was also a member of the first Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH) after the union amended the JNUSU constitution for the first time since 1978.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Amidst his busy schedule as one of the helmsmen of the historic farmers&amp;rsquo; agitation in Maharashtra, Vijoo Krishnan spoke to News18 from ground zero of the massive protest &amp;mdash; Azaad Maidan.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Q. One of the tweets from CPM on the Long March was &amp;ldquo;You can cut all the flowers but you can&amp;rsquo;t stop the spring from coming!&amp;rdquo; How do you see this?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A. This is an uprising of the agrarian sector and it has been happening for the last two years. It is happening in many parts of the country such as Rajasthan, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh apart from Maharashtra. There were various kinds of agitations prior to this and now we have an active participation of about 50,000 farmers. The participation in Rajasthan was almost equal to this or even more, however, the mainstream media had to take a note of the agitation with this. Of course this gives us hope for the future and it shows the strength of All-India Kisan Sabha.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Q. Can the Long March by farmers be considered as a resurgence of the CPM, especially in the post-Tripura scenario?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A. This is a protest by the farmers for their day-to-day survival. An atmosphere has been created against the BJP due to its policies thus it has taken a political colour. However, it cannot be linked to electoral politics. Certainly it adds strength to all forces who wish to defeat the BJP.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Q. When you say all forces against BJP, it obviously includes the Congress party too. But how can the Congress be absolved from its anti-farmer policies?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Q. You have Maoists in the platform for the Long March while CPM has a different attitude towards Maoists in Kerala, where it is in power. Do you see the irony in this?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Q. How does your native village Karivelloor and its historical agrarian uprising influence this Long March?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;When over 50,000 farmers in Maharashtra marched towards Mumbai with similar demands on Sunday, they followed Vijoo Krishnan, a man hailing from a small hamlet in Kerala&#039;s Kannur, which has turned out to be a great source of inspiration to the millions of Communists in the state.&lt;br /&gt;
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On December 20, 1946, in Karivelloor, a small village in the northern part of Kerala &amp;mdash; then called Malabar, which was a part of Madras Presidency &amp;mdash; turned violent with a farmers&amp;rsquo; uprising organized by the Karshaka Sangham (farmers&amp;rsquo; union) demanding land, food and freedom. Two of the protesters &amp;mdash; Thidil Kannan and Keeneri Kunhambu &amp;mdash; were killed by the Malabar Special Police (MSP).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Seven decades later, when over 50,000 farmers in Maharashtra marched towards Mumbai with similar demands on Sunday, they followed a man hailing from the same hamlet in Kannur, which has turned out to be a great source of inspiration to the millions of Communists in the state.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
News18&#039;s Chandrakanth Viswanath speaks to Vijoo Krishnan, a former President of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) and a firebrand leader of the Students Federation of India (SFI) who is now the Joint Secretary of All-India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), the largest farmers&#039; organisation in the country that led the &amp;lsquo;Long March&amp;rsquo; from Nashik to Mumbai this week.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The 44-year-old, Vijoo Krishnan is probably the youngest member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) as an invitee. After completing a doctoral programme on the changing Indian agrarian economy, he joined St Joseph&#039;s College, Bengaluru, as the Head of the Post Graduate Department of Political Science. However, after a couple of years in teaching, he quit his job to become a full-time activist.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It was during his tenure as the president of JNU Students&#039; Union that the administration was forced to rent a hotel outside the campus and also pay the students for their transit facing a protest over the issue of hostel fee hike.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Vijoo Krishnan was also a member of the first Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH) after the union amended the JNUSU constitution for the first time since 1978.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Amidst his busy schedule as one of the helmsmen of the historic farmers&amp;rsquo; agitation in Maharashtra, Vijoo Krishnan spoke to News18 from ground zero of the massive protest &amp;mdash; Azaad Maidan.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Q. One of the tweets from CPM on the Long March was &amp;ldquo;You can cut all the flowers but you can&amp;rsquo;t stop the spring from coming!&amp;rdquo; How do you see this?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A. This is an uprising of the agrarian sector and it has been happening for the last two years. It is happening in many parts of the country such as Rajasthan, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh apart from Maharashtra. There were various kinds of agitations prior to this and now we have an active participation of about 50,000 farmers. The participation in Rajasthan was almost equal to this or even more, however, the mainstream media had to take a note of the agitation with this. Of course this gives us hope for the future and it shows the strength of All-India Kisan Sabha.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Q. Can the Long March by farmers be considered as a resurgence of the CPM, especially in the post-Tripura scenario?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A. This is a protest by the farmers for their day-to-day survival. An atmosphere has been created against the BJP due to its policies thus it has taken a political colour. However, it cannot be linked to electoral politics. Certainly it adds strength to all forces who wish to defeat the BJP.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Q. When you say all forces against BJP, it obviously includes the Congress party too. But how can the Congress be absolved from its anti-farmer policies?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A. Both the Congress and BJP are following neo-liberal policies against the farmers. However, the BJP has infused its communal elements, too, with its programmes such as gauraksha into it. Our agitations are not limited to the BJP-ruled states only. We have also organized agitations in Karnataka, which is a Congress-ruled state.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Q. You have Maoists in the platform for the Long March while CPM has a different attitude towards Maoists in Kerala, where it is in power. Do you see the irony in this?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A. Our approach to Maoism is that it is an issue which should be addressed politically. It is a fact that a lot of comrades are also killed by the Maoists. This is an agrarian uprising where all like-minded people are associating with it in order to fight against the anti-farmer policies. It may include organizations with ultra-Left ideologies such as CPI(ML). However, in no way, can we share the credit of this march with the Maoists.&lt;br /&gt;
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One of the tweets from CPM on the Long March was &amp;ldquo;You can cut all the flowers but you can&amp;rsquo;t stop the spring from coming!&amp;rdquo; How do you see this?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A. This is an uprising of the agrarian sector and it has been happening for the last two years. It is happening in many parts of the country such as Rajasthan, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh apart from Maharashtra. There were various kinds of agitations prior to this and now we have an active participation of about 50,000 farmers. The participation in Rajasthan was almost equal to this or even more, however, the mainstream media had to take a note of the agitation with this. Of course this gives us hope for the future and it shows the strength of All-India Kisan Sabha.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Q. Can the Long March by farmers be considered as a resurgence of the CPM, especially in the post-Tripura scenario?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A. 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                <div align="justify">-News18.com<br /><br /><em>When over 50,000 farmers in Maharashtra marched towards Mumbai with similar demands on Sunday, they followed Vijoo Krishnan, a man hailing from a small hamlet in Kerala's Kannur, which has turned out to be a great source of inspiration to the millions of Communists in the state.<br /></em><br />On December 20, 1946, in Karivelloor, a small village in the northern part of Kerala &mdash; then called Malabar, which was a part of Madras Presidency &mdash; turned violent with a farmers&rsquo; uprising organized by the Karshaka Sangham (farmers&rsquo; union) demanding land, food and freedom. Two of the protesters &mdash; Thidil Kannan and Keeneri Kunhambu &mdash; were killed by the Malabar Special Police (MSP).<br /><br />Seven decades later, when over 50,000 farmers in Maharashtra marched towards Mumbai with similar demands on Sunday, they followed a man hailing from the same hamlet in Kannur, which has turned out to be a great source of inspiration to the millions of Communists in the state.<br /><br />News18's Chandrakanth Viswanath speaks to Vijoo Krishnan, a former President of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) and a firebrand leader of the Students Federation of India (SFI) who is now the Joint Secretary of All-India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), the largest farmers' organisation in the country that led the &lsquo;Long March&rsquo; from Nashik to Mumbai this week.<br /><br />The 44-year-old, Vijoo Krishnan is probably the youngest member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) as an invitee. After completing a doctoral programme on the changing Indian agrarian economy, he joined St Joseph's College, Bengaluru, as the Head of the Post Graduate Department of Political Science. However, after a couple of years in teaching, he quit his job to become a full-time activist.<br /><br />It was during his tenure as the president of JNU Students' Union that the administration was forced to rent a hotel outside the campus and also pay the students for their transit facing a protest over the issue of hostel fee hike.<br /><br />Vijoo Krishnan was also a member of the first Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH) after the union amended the JNUSU constitution for the first time since 1978.<br /><br />Amidst his busy schedule as one of the helmsmen of the historic farmers&rsquo; agitation in Maharashtra, Vijoo Krishnan spoke to News18 from ground zero of the massive protest &mdash; Azaad Maidan.<br /><br /><em>Q. One of the tweets from CPM on the Long March was &ldquo;You can cut all the flowers but you can&rsquo;t stop the spring from coming!&rdquo; How do you see this?<br /></em><br />A. This is an uprising of the agrarian sector and it has been happening for the last two years. It is happening in many parts of the country such as Rajasthan, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh apart from Maharashtra. There were various kinds of agitations prior to this and now we have an active participation of about 50,000 farmers. The participation in Rajasthan was almost equal to this or even more, however, the mainstream media had to take a note of the agitation with this. Of course this gives us hope for the future and it shows the strength of All-India Kisan Sabha.<br /><br /><em>Q. Can the Long March by farmers be considered as a resurgence of the CPM, especially in the post-Tripura scenario?<br /></em><br />A. This is a protest by the farmers for their day-to-day survival. An atmosphere has been created against the BJP due to its policies thus it has taken a political colour. However, it cannot be linked to electoral politics. Certainly it adds strength to all forces who wish to defeat the BJP.<br /><br /><em>Q. When you say all forces against BJP, it obviously includes the Congress party too. But how can the Congress be absolved from its anti-farmer policies?<br /></em><br />A. Both the Congress and BJP are following neo-liberal policies against the farmers. However, the BJP has infused its communal elements, too, with its programmes such as gauraksha into it. Our agitations are not limited to the BJP-ruled states only. We have also organized agitations in Karnataka, which is a Congress-ruled state.<br /><br /><em>Q. You have Maoists in the platform for the Long March while CPM has a different attitude towards Maoists in Kerala, where it is in power. Do you see the irony in this?<br /></em><br />A. Our approach to Maoism is that it is an issue which should be addressed politically. It is a fact that a lot of comrades are also killed by the Maoists. This is an agrarian uprising where all like-minded people are associating with it in order to fight against the anti-farmer policies. It may include organizations with ultra-Left ideologies such as CPI(ML). However, in no way, can we share the credit of this march with the Maoists.<br /><br /><em>Q. How does your native village Karivelloor and its historical agrarian uprising influence this Long March?<br /></em><br />A. The uprisings in Karivelloor, Kayoor along with Punnapra Vayalar in Kerala are a great source of energy for uprisings across the nation. 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&lt;em&gt;When over 50,000 farmers in Maharashtra marched towards Mumbai with similar demands on Sunday, they followed Vijoo Krishnan, a man hailing from a small hamlet in Kerala&#039;s Kannur, which has turned out to be a great source of inspiration to the millions of Communists in the state.&lt;br /&gt;
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On December 20, 1946, in Karivelloor, a small village in the northern part of Kerala &amp;mdash; then called Malabar, which was a part of Madras Presidency &amp;mdash; turned violent with a farmers&amp;rsquo; uprising organized by the Karshaka Sangham (farmers&amp;rsquo; union) demanding land, food and freedom. Two of the protesters &amp;mdash; Thidil Kannan and Keeneri Kunhambu &amp;mdash; were killed by the Malabar Special Police (MSP).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Seven decades later, when over 50,000 farmers in Maharashtra marched towards Mumbai with similar demands on Sunday, they followed a man hailing from the same hamlet in Kannur, which has turned out to be a great source of inspiration to the millions of Communists in the state.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
News18&#039;s Chandrakanth Viswanath speaks to Vijoo Krishnan, a former President of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) and a firebrand leader of the Students Federation of India (SFI) who is now the Joint Secretary of All-India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), the largest farmers&#039; organisation in the country that led the &amp;lsquo;Long March&amp;rsquo; from Nashik to Mumbai this week.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The 44-year-old, Vijoo Krishnan is probably the youngest member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) as an invitee. After completing a doctoral programme on the changing Indian agrarian economy, he joined St Joseph&#039;s College, Bengaluru, as the Head of the Post Graduate Department of Political Science. However, after a couple of years in teaching, he quit his job to become a full-time activist.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It was during his tenure as the president of JNU Students&#039; Union that the administration was forced to rent a hotel outside the campus and also pay the students for their transit facing a protest over the issue of hostel fee hike.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Vijoo Krishnan was also a member of the first Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH) after the union amended the JNUSU constitution for the first time since 1978.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Amidst his busy schedule as one of the helmsmen of the historic farmers&amp;rsquo; agitation in Maharashtra, Vijoo Krishnan spoke to News18 from ground zero of the massive protest &amp;mdash; Azaad Maidan.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Q. One of the tweets from CPM on the Long March was &amp;ldquo;You can cut all the flowers but you can&amp;rsquo;t stop the spring from coming!&amp;rdquo; How do you see this?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A. This is an uprising of the agrarian sector and it has been happening for the last two years. It is happening in many parts of the country such as Rajasthan, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh apart from Maharashtra. There were various kinds of agitations prior to this and now we have an active participation of about 50,000 farmers. The participation in Rajasthan was almost equal to this or even more, however, the mainstream media had to take a note of the agitation with this. Of course this gives us hope for the future and it shows the strength of All-India Kisan Sabha.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Q. Can the Long March by farmers be considered as a resurgence of the CPM, especially in the post-Tripura scenario?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A. This is a protest by the farmers for their day-to-day survival. An atmosphere has been created against the BJP due to its policies thus it has taken a political colour. However, it cannot be linked to electoral politics. Certainly it adds strength to all forces who wish to defeat the BJP.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Q. When you say all forces against BJP, it obviously includes the Congress party too. But how can the Congress be absolved from its anti-farmer policies?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A. Both the Congress and BJP are following neo-liberal policies against the farmers. However, the BJP has infused its communal elements, too, with its programmes such as gauraksha into it. Our agitations are not limited to the BJP-ruled states only. We have also organized agitations in Karnataka, which is a Congress-ruled state.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Q. You have Maoists in the platform for the Long March while CPM has a different attitude towards Maoists in Kerala, where it is in power. Do you see the irony in this?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A. Our approach to Maoism is that it is an issue which should be addressed politically. It is a fact that a lot of comrades are also killed by the Maoists. This is an agrarian uprising where all like-minded people are associating with it in order to fight against the anti-farmer policies. It may include organizations with ultra-Left ideologies such as CPI(ML). However, in no way, can we share the credit of this march with the Maoists.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Q. How does your native village Karivelloor and its historical agrarian uprising influence this Long March?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A. The uprisings in Karivelloor, Kayoor along with Punnapra Vayalar in Kerala are a great source of energy for uprisings across the nation. This march also gives an impetus to the decision of Kisan Sabha that it should have a presence in all the villages and all the farmers should be its members.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;When over 50,000 farmers in Maharashtra marched towards Mumbai with similar demands on Sunday, they followed Vijoo Krishnan, a man hailing from a small hamlet in Kerala&#039;s Kannur, which has turned out to be a great source of inspiration to the millions of Communists in the state.&lt;br /&gt;
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On December 20, 1946, in Karivelloor, a small village in the northern part of Kerala &amp;mdash; then called Malabar, which was a part of Madras Presidency &amp;mdash; turned violent with a farmers&amp;rsquo; uprising organized by the Karshaka Sangham (farmers&amp;rsquo; union) demanding land, food and freedom. Two of the protesters &amp;mdash; Thidil Kannan and Keeneri Kunhambu &amp;mdash; were killed by the Malabar Special Police (MSP).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Seven decades later, when over 50,000 farmers in Maharashtra marched towards Mumbai with similar demands on Sunday, they followed a man hailing from the same hamlet in Kannur, which has turned out to be a great source of inspiration to the millions of Communists in the state.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
News18&#039;s Chandrakanth Viswanath speaks to Vijoo Krishnan, a former President of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) and a firebrand leader of the Students Federation of India (SFI) who is now the Joint Secretary of All-India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), the largest farmers&#039; organisation in the country that led the &amp;lsquo;Long March&amp;rsquo; from Nashik to Mumbai this week.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The 44-year-old, Vijoo Krishnan is probably the youngest member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) as an invitee. After completing a doctoral programme on the changing Indian agrarian economy, he joined St Joseph&#039;s College, Bengaluru, as the Head of the Post Graduate Department of Political Science. However, after a couple of years in teaching, he quit his job to become a full-time activist.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It was during his tenure as the president of JNU Students&#039; Union that the administration was forced to rent a hotel outside the campus and also pay the students for their transit facing a protest over the issue of hostel fee hike.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Vijoo Krishnan was also a member of the first Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH) after the union amended the JNUSU constitution for the first time since 1978.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Amidst his busy schedule as one of the helmsmen of the historic farmers&amp;rsquo; agitation in Maharashtra, Vijoo Krishnan spoke to News18 from ground zero of the massive protest &amp;mdash; Azaad Maidan.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Q. One of the tweets from CPM on the Long March was &amp;ldquo;You can cut all the flowers but you can&amp;rsquo;t stop the spring from coming!&amp;rdquo; How do you see this?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A. This is an uprising of the agrarian sector and it has been happening for the last two years. It is happening in many parts of the country such as Rajasthan, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh apart from Maharashtra. There were various kinds of agitations prior to this and now we have an active participation of about 50,000 farmers. The participation in Rajasthan was almost equal to this or even more, however, the mainstream media had to take a note of the agitation with this. Of course this gives us hope for the future and it shows the strength of All-India Kisan Sabha.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Q. Can the Long March by farmers be considered as a resurgence of the CPM, especially in the post-Tripura scenario?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A. This is a protest by the farmers for their day-to-day survival. An atmosphere has been created against the BJP due to its policies thus it has taken a political colour. However, it cannot be linked to electoral politics. Certainly it adds strength to all forces who wish to defeat the BJP.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Q. When you say all forces against BJP, it obviously includes the Congress party too. But how can the Congress be absolved from its anti-farmer policies?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A. Both the Congress and BJP are following neo-liberal policies against the farmers. However, the BJP has infused its communal elements, too, with its programmes such as gauraksha into it. Our agitations are not limited to the BJP-ruled states only. We have also organized agitations in Karnataka, which is a Congress-ruled state.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Q. You have Maoists in the platform for the Long March while CPM has a different attitude towards Maoists in Kerala, where it is in power. Do you see the irony in this?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A. Our approach to Maoism is that it is an issue which should be addressed politically. It is a fact that a lot of comrades are also killed by the Maoists. This is an agrarian uprising where all like-minded people are associating with it in order to fight against the anti-farmer policies. It may include organizations with ultra-Left ideologies such as CPI(ML). However, in no way, can we share the credit of this march with the Maoists.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Q. How does your native village Karivelloor and its historical agrarian uprising influence this Long March?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A. The uprisings in Karivelloor, Kayoor along with Punnapra Vayalar in Kerala are a great source of energy for uprisings across the nation. This march also gives an impetus to the decision of Kisan Sabha that it should have a presence in all the villages and all the farmers should be its members.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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Two of the protesters &mdash; Thidil Kannan and Keeneri Kunhambu &mdash; were killed by the Malabar Special Police (MSP).<br /><br />Seven decades later, when over 50,000 farmers in Maharashtra marched towards Mumbai with similar demands on Sunday, they followed a man hailing from the same hamlet in Kannur, which has turned out to be a great source of inspiration to the millions of Communists in the state.<br /><br />News18's Chandrakanth Viswanath speaks to Vijoo Krishnan, a former President of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) and a firebrand leader of the Students Federation of India (SFI) who is now the Joint Secretary of All-India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), the largest farmers' organisation in the country that led the &lsquo;Long March&rsquo; from Nashik to Mumbai this week.<br /><br />The 44-year-old, Vijoo Krishnan is probably the youngest member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) as an invitee. After completing a doctoral programme on the changing Indian agrarian economy, he joined St Joseph's College, Bengaluru, as the Head of the Post Graduate Department of Political Science. However, after a couple of years in teaching, he quit his job to become a full-time activist.<br /><br />It was during his tenure as the president of JNU Students' Union that the administration was forced to rent a hotel outside the campus and also pay the students for their transit facing a protest over the issue of hostel fee hike.<br /><br />Vijoo Krishnan was also a member of the first Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH) after the union amended the JNUSU constitution for the first time since 1978.<br /><br />Amidst his busy schedule as one of the helmsmen of the historic farmers&rsquo; agitation in Maharashtra, Vijoo Krishnan spoke to News18 from ground zero of the massive protest &mdash; Azaad Maidan.<br /><br /><em>Q. One of the tweets from CPM on the Long March was &ldquo;You can cut all the flowers but you can&rsquo;t stop the spring from coming!&rdquo; How do you see this?<br /></em><br />A. This is an uprising of the agrarian sector and it has been happening for the last two years. It is happening in many parts of the country such as Rajasthan, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh apart from Maharashtra. There were various kinds of agitations prior to this and now we have an active participation of about 50,000 farmers. The participation in Rajasthan was almost equal to this or even more, however, the mainstream media had to take a note of the agitation with this. Of course this gives us hope for the future and it shows the strength of All-India Kisan Sabha.<br /><br /><em>Q. Can the Long March by farmers be considered as a resurgence of the CPM, especially in the post-Tripura scenario?<br /></em><br />A. This is a protest by the farmers for their day-to-day survival. An atmosphere has been created against the BJP due to its policies thus it has taken a political colour. However, it cannot be linked to electoral politics. Certainly it adds strength to all forces who wish to defeat the BJP.<br /><br /><em>Q. When you say all forces against BJP, it obviously includes the Congress party too. But how can the Congress be absolved from its anti-farmer policies?<br /></em><br />A. Both the Congress and BJP are following neo-liberal policies against the farmers. However, the BJP has infused its communal elements, too, with its programmes such as gauraksha into it. Our agitations are not limited to the BJP-ruled states only. We have also organized agitations in Karnataka, which is a Congress-ruled state.<br /><br /><em>Q. You have Maoists in the platform for the Long March while CPM has a different attitude towards Maoists in Kerala, where it is in power. Do you see the irony in this?<br /></em><br />A. 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Seven decades later, when over 50,000 farmers in Maharashtra marched towards Mumbai with similar demands on Sunday, they followed a man hailing from the same hamlet in Kannur, which has turned out to be a great source of inspiration to the millions of Communists in the state.&lt;br /&gt;
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News18&#039;s Chandrakanth Viswanath speaks to Vijoo Krishnan, a former President of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) and a firebrand leader of the Students Federation of India (SFI) who is now the Joint Secretary of All-India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), the largest farmers&#039; organisation in the country that led the &amp;lsquo;Long March&amp;rsquo; from Nashik to Mumbai this week.&lt;br /&gt;
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The 44-year-old, Vijoo Krishnan is probably the youngest member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) as an invitee. After completing a doctoral programme on the changing Indian agrarian economy, he joined St Joseph&#039;s College, Bengaluru, as the Head of the Post Graduate Department of Political Science. However, after a couple of years in teaching, he quit his job to become a full-time activist.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It was during his tenure as the president of JNU Students&#039; Union that the administration was forced to rent a hotel outside the campus and also pay the students for their transit facing a protest over the issue of hostel fee hike.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Vijoo Krishnan was also a member of the first Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH) after the union amended the JNUSU constitution for the first time since 1978.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Amidst his busy schedule as one of the helmsmen of the historic farmers&amp;rsquo; agitation in Maharashtra, Vijoo Krishnan spoke to News18 from ground zero of the massive protest &amp;mdash; Azaad Maidan.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;Q. One of the tweets from CPM on the Long March was &amp;ldquo;You can cut all the flowers but you can&amp;rsquo;t stop the spring from coming!&amp;rdquo; How do you see this?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A. This is an uprising of the agrarian sector and it has been happening for the last two years. It is happening in many parts of the country such as Rajasthan, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh apart from Maharashtra. There were various kinds of agitations prior to this and now we have an active participation of about 50,000 farmers. The participation in Rajasthan was almost equal to this or even more, however, the mainstream media had to take a note of the agitation with this. Of course this gives us hope for the future and it shows the strength of All-India Kisan Sabha.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Q. Can the Long March by farmers be considered as a resurgence of the CPM, especially in the post-Tripura scenario?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A. This is a protest by the farmers for their day-to-day survival. An atmosphere has been created against the BJP due to its policies thus it has taken a political colour. However, it cannot be linked to electoral politics. Certainly it adds strength to all forces who wish to defeat the BJP.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Q. When you say all forces against BJP, it obviously includes the Congress party too. But how can the Congress be absolved from its anti-farmer policies?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A. Both the Congress and BJP are following neo-liberal policies against the farmers. However, the BJP has infused its communal elements, too, with its programmes such as gauraksha into it. Our agitations are not limited to the BJP-ruled states only. We have also organized agitations in Karnataka, which is a Congress-ruled state.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Q. You have Maoists in the platform for the Long March while CPM has a different attitude towards Maoists in Kerala, where it is in power. Do you see the irony in this?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A. Our approach to Maoism is that it is an issue which should be addressed politically. It is a fact that a lot of comrades are also killed by the Maoists. This is an agrarian uprising where all like-minded people are associating with it in order to fight against the anti-farmer policies. It may include organizations with ultra-Left ideologies such as CPI(ML). However, in no way, can we share the credit of this march with the Maoists.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Q. How does your native village Karivelloor and its historical agrarian uprising influence this Long March?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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When over 50,000 farmers in Maharashtra marched towards Mumbai with similar demands on Sunday, they followed Vijoo Krishnan, a man hailing from a small hamlet in Kerala&#039;s Kannur, which has turned out to be a great source of inspiration to...&#039;,
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&lt;em&gt;When over 50,000 farmers in Maharashtra marched towards Mumbai with similar demands on Sunday, they followed Vijoo Krishnan, a man hailing from a small hamlet in Kerala&#039;s Kannur, which has turned out to be a great source of inspiration to the millions of Communists in the state.&lt;br /&gt;
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On December 20, 1946, in Karivelloor, a small village in the northern part of Kerala &amp;mdash; then called Malabar, which was a part of Madras Presidency &amp;mdash; turned violent with a farmers&amp;rsquo; uprising organized by the Karshaka Sangham (farmers&amp;rsquo; union) demanding land, food and freedom. Two of the protesters &amp;mdash; Thidil Kannan and Keeneri Kunhambu &amp;mdash; were killed by the Malabar Special Police (MSP).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Seven decades later, when over 50,000 farmers in Maharashtra marched towards Mumbai with similar demands on Sunday, they followed a man hailing from the same hamlet in Kannur, which has turned out to be a great source of inspiration to the millions of Communists in the state.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
News18&#039;s Chandrakanth Viswanath speaks to Vijoo Krishnan, a former President of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) and a firebrand leader of the Students Federation of India (SFI) who is now the Joint Secretary of All-India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), the largest farmers&#039; organisation in the country that led the &amp;lsquo;Long March&amp;rsquo; from Nashik to Mumbai this week.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The 44-year-old, Vijoo Krishnan is probably the youngest member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) as an invitee. After completing a doctoral programme on the changing Indian agrarian economy, he joined St Joseph&#039;s College, Bengaluru, as the Head of the Post Graduate Department of Political Science. However, after a couple of years in teaching, he quit his job to become a full-time activist.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It was during his tenure as the president of JNU Students&#039; Union that the administration was forced to rent a hotel outside the campus and also pay the students for their transit facing a protest over the issue of hostel fee hike.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Vijoo Krishnan was also a member of the first Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH) after the union amended the JNUSU constitution for the first time since 1978.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Amidst his busy schedule as one of the helmsmen of the historic farmers&amp;rsquo; agitation in Maharashtra, Vijoo Krishnan spoke to News18 from ground zero of the massive protest &amp;mdash; Azaad Maidan.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Q. One of the tweets from CPM on the Long March was &amp;ldquo;You can cut all the flowers but you can&amp;rsquo;t stop the spring from coming!&amp;rdquo; How do you see this?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A. This is an uprising of the agrarian sector and it has been happening for the last two years. It is happening in many parts of the country such as Rajasthan, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh apart from Maharashtra. There were various kinds of agitations prior to this and now we have an active participation of about 50,000 farmers. The participation in Rajasthan was almost equal to this or even more, however, the mainstream media had to take a note of the agitation with this. Of course this gives us hope for the future and it shows the strength of All-India Kisan Sabha.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Q. Can the Long March by farmers be considered as a resurgence of the CPM, especially in the post-Tripura scenario?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A. This is a protest by the farmers for their day-to-day survival. An atmosphere has been created against the BJP due to its policies thus it has taken a political colour. However, it cannot be linked to electoral politics. Certainly it adds strength to all forces who wish to defeat the BJP.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Q. When you say all forces against BJP, it obviously includes the Congress party too. But how can the Congress be absolved from its anti-farmer policies?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A. Both the Congress and BJP are following neo-liberal policies against the farmers. However, the BJP has infused its communal elements, too, with its programmes such as gauraksha into it. Our agitations are not limited to the BJP-ruled states only. We have also organized agitations in Karnataka, which is a Congress-ruled state.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Q. You have Maoists in the platform for the Long March while CPM has a different attitude towards Maoists in Kerala, where it is in power. Do you see the irony in this?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A. Our approach to Maoism is that it is an issue which should be addressed politically. It is a fact that a lot of comrades are also killed by the Maoists. This is an agrarian uprising where all like-minded people are associating with it in order to fight against the anti-farmer policies. It may include organizations with ultra-Left ideologies such as CPI(ML). However, in no way, can we share the credit of this march with the Maoists.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Q. How does your native village Karivelloor and its historical agrarian uprising influence this Long March?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A. The uprisings in Karivelloor, Kayoor along with Punnapra Vayalar in Kerala are a great source of energy for uprisings across the nation. This march also gives an impetus to the decision of Kisan Sabha that it should have a presence in all the villages and all the farmers should be its members.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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One of the tweets from CPM on the Long March was &amp;ldquo;You can cut all the flowers but you can&amp;rsquo;t stop the spring from coming!&amp;rdquo; How do you see this?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A. This is an uprising of the agrarian sector and it has been happening for the last two years. It is happening in many parts of the country such as Rajasthan, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh apart from Maharashtra. There were various kinds of agitations prior to this and now we have an active participation of about 50,000 farmers. The participation in Rajasthan was almost equal to this or even more, however, the mainstream media had to take a note of the agitation with this. Of course this gives us hope for the future and it shows the strength of All-India Kisan Sabha.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Q. Can the Long March by farmers be considered as a resurgence of the CPM, especially in the post-Tripura scenario?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A. 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Two of the protesters &mdash; Thidil Kannan and Keeneri Kunhambu &mdash; were killed by the Malabar Special Police (MSP).<br /><br />Seven decades later, when over 50,000 farmers in Maharashtra marched towards Mumbai with similar demands on Sunday, they followed a man hailing from the same hamlet in Kannur, which has turned out to be a great source of inspiration to the millions of Communists in the state.<br /><br />News18's Chandrakanth Viswanath speaks to Vijoo Krishnan, a former President of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) and a firebrand leader of the Students Federation of India (SFI) who is now the Joint Secretary of All-India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), the largest farmers' organisation in the country that led the &lsquo;Long March&rsquo; from Nashik to Mumbai this week.<br /><br />The 44-year-old, Vijoo Krishnan is probably the youngest member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) as an invitee. After completing a doctoral programme on the changing Indian agrarian economy, he joined St Joseph's College, Bengaluru, as the Head of the Post Graduate Department of Political Science. However, after a couple of years in teaching, he quit his job to become a full-time activist.<br /><br />It was during his tenure as the president of JNU Students' Union that the administration was forced to rent a hotel outside the campus and also pay the students for their transit facing a protest over the issue of hostel fee hike.<br /><br />Vijoo Krishnan was also a member of the first Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH) after the union amended the JNUSU constitution for the first time since 1978.<br /><br />Amidst his busy schedule as one of the helmsmen of the historic farmers&rsquo; agitation in Maharashtra, Vijoo Krishnan spoke to News18 from ground zero of the massive protest &mdash; Azaad Maidan.<br /><br /><em>Q. One of the tweets from CPM on the Long March was &ldquo;You can cut all the flowers but you can&rsquo;t stop the spring from coming!&rdquo; How do you see this?<br /></em><br />A. This is an uprising of the agrarian sector and it has been happening for the last two years. It is happening in many parts of the country such as Rajasthan, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh apart from Maharashtra. There were various kinds of agitations prior to this and now we have an active participation of about 50,000 farmers. The participation in Rajasthan was almost equal to this or even more, however, the mainstream media had to take a note of the agitation with this. Of course this gives us hope for the future and it shows the strength of All-India Kisan Sabha.<br /><br /><em>Q. Can the Long March by farmers be considered as a resurgence of the CPM, especially in the post-Tripura scenario?<br /></em><br />A. This is a protest by the farmers for their day-to-day survival. An atmosphere has been created against the BJP due to its policies thus it has taken a political colour. However, it cannot be linked to electoral politics. Certainly it adds strength to all forces who wish to defeat the BJP.<br /><br /><em>Q. When you say all forces against BJP, it obviously includes the Congress party too. But how can the Congress be absolved from its anti-farmer policies?<br /></em><br />A. Both the Congress and BJP are following neo-liberal policies against the farmers. However, the BJP has infused its communal elements, too, with its programmes such as gauraksha into it. Our agitations are not limited to the BJP-ruled states only. We have also organized agitations in Karnataka, which is a Congress-ruled state.<br /><br /><em>Q. You have Maoists in the platform for the Long March while CPM has a different attitude towards Maoists in Kerala, where it is in power. Do you see the irony in this?<br /></em><br />A. Our approach to Maoism is that it is an issue which should be addressed politically. It is a fact that a lot of comrades are also killed by the Maoists. This is an agrarian uprising where all like-minded people are associating with it in order to fight against the anti-farmer policies. It may include organizations with ultra-Left ideologies such as CPI(ML). However, in no way, can we share the credit of this march with the Maoists.<br /><br /><em>Q. How does your native village Karivelloor and its historical agrarian uprising influence this Long March?<br /></em><br />A. The uprisings in Karivelloor, Kayoor along with Punnapra Vayalar in Kerala are a great source of energy for uprisings across the nation. 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<em>When over 50,000 farmers in Maharashtra marched towards Mumbai with similar demands on Sunday, they followed Vijoo Krishnan, a man hailing from a small hamlet in Kerala's Kannur, which has turned out to be a great source of inspiration to the millions of Communists in the state.<br />
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On December 20, 1946, in Karivelloor, a small village in the northern part of Kerala &mdash; then called Malabar, which was a part of Madras Presidency &mdash; turned violent with a farmers&rsquo; uprising organized by the Karshaka Sangham (farmers&rsquo; union) demanding land, food and freedom. Two of the protesters &mdash; Thidil Kannan and Keeneri Kunhambu &mdash; were killed by the Malabar Special Police (MSP).<br />
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Seven decades later, when over 50,000 farmers in Maharashtra marched towards Mumbai with similar demands on Sunday, they followed a man hailing from the same hamlet in Kannur, which has turned out to be a great source of inspiration to the millions of Communists in the state.<br />
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News18's Chandrakanth Viswanath speaks to Vijoo Krishnan, a former President of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) and a firebrand leader of the Students Federation of India (SFI) who is now the Joint Secretary of All-India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), the largest farmers' organisation in the country that led the &lsquo;Long March&rsquo; from Nashik to Mumbai this week.<br />
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The 44-year-old, Vijoo Krishnan is probably the youngest member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) as an invitee. After completing a doctoral programme on the changing Indian agrarian economy, he joined St Joseph's College, Bengaluru, as the Head of the Post Graduate Department of Political Science. However, after a couple of years in teaching, he quit his job to become a full-time activist.<br />
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It was during his tenure as the president of JNU Students' Union that the administration was forced to rent a hotel outside the campus and also pay the students for their transit facing a protest over the issue of hostel fee hike.<br />
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Vijoo Krishnan was also a member of the first Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH) after the union amended the JNUSU constitution for the first time since 1978.<br />
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Amidst his busy schedule as one of the helmsmen of the historic farmers&rsquo; agitation in Maharashtra, Vijoo Krishnan spoke to News18 from ground zero of the massive protest &mdash; Azaad Maidan.<br />
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<em>Q. One of the tweets from CPM on the Long March was &ldquo;You can cut all the flowers but you can&rsquo;t stop the spring from coming!&rdquo; How do you see this?<br />
</em><br />
A. This is an uprising of the agrarian sector and it has been happening for the last two years. It is happening in many parts of the country such as Rajasthan, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh apart from Maharashtra. There were various kinds of agitations prior to this and now we have an active participation of about 50,000 farmers. The participation in Rajasthan was almost equal to this or even more, however, the mainstream media had to take a note of the agitation with this. Of course this gives us hope for the future and it shows the strength of All-India Kisan Sabha.<br />
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<em>Q. Can the Long March by farmers be considered as a resurgence of the CPM, especially in the post-Tripura scenario?<br />
</em><br />
A. This is a protest by the farmers for their day-to-day survival. An atmosphere has been created against the BJP due to its policies thus it has taken a political colour. However, it cannot be linked to electoral politics. Certainly it adds strength to all forces who wish to defeat the BJP.<br />
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<em>Q. When you say all forces against BJP, it obviously includes the Congress party too. But how can the Congress be absolved from its anti-farmer policies?<br />
</em><br />
A. Both the Congress and BJP are following neo-liberal policies against the farmers. However, the BJP has infused its communal elements, too, with its programmes such as gauraksha into it. Our agitations are not limited to the BJP-ruled states only. We have also organized agitations in Karnataka, which is a Congress-ruled state.<br />
<br />
<em>Q. You have Maoists in the platform for the Long March while CPM has a different attitude towards Maoists in Kerala, where it is in power. Do you see the irony in this?<br />
</em><br />
A. Our approach to Maoism is that it is an issue which should be addressed politically. It is a fact that a lot of comrades are also killed by the Maoists. This is an agrarian uprising where all like-minded people are associating with it in order to fight against the anti-farmer policies. It may include organizations with ultra-Left ideologies such as CPI(ML). However, in no way, can we share the credit of this march with the Maoists.<br />
<br />
<em>Q. How does your native village Karivelloor and its historical agrarian uprising influence this Long March?<br />
</em><br />
A. The uprisings in Karivelloor, Kayoor along with Punnapra Vayalar in Kerala are a great source of energy for uprisings across the nation. This march also gives an impetus to the decision of Kisan Sabha that it should have a presence in all the villages and all the farmers should be its members.<br />
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<em>News18.com, 12 March, 2018, please <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/india/meet-jnu-alumnus-vijoo-krishnan-man-who-inspired-50000-farmers-to-march-180-km-1687019.html">click here</a> to access </em>
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Two of the protesters &mdash; Thidil Kannan and Keeneri Kunhambu &mdash; were killed by the Malabar Special Police (MSP).<br /><br />Seven decades later, when over 50,000 farmers in Maharashtra marched towards Mumbai with similar demands on Sunday, they followed a man hailing from the same hamlet in Kannur, which has turned out to be a great source of inspiration to the millions of Communists in the state.<br /><br />News18's Chandrakanth Viswanath speaks to Vijoo Krishnan, a former President of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) and a firebrand leader of the Students Federation of India (SFI) who is now the Joint Secretary of All-India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), the largest farmers' organisation in the country that led the &lsquo;Long March&rsquo; from Nashik to Mumbai this week.<br /><br />The 44-year-old, Vijoo Krishnan is probably the youngest member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) as an invitee. After completing a doctoral programme on the changing Indian agrarian economy, he joined St Joseph's College, Bengaluru, as the Head of the Post Graduate Department of Political Science. However, after a couple of years in teaching, he quit his job to become a full-time activist.<br /><br />It was during his tenure as the president of JNU Students' Union that the administration was forced to rent a hotel outside the campus and also pay the students for their transit facing a protest over the issue of hostel fee hike.<br /><br />Vijoo Krishnan was also a member of the first Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH) after the union amended the JNUSU constitution for the first time since 1978.<br /><br />Amidst his busy schedule as one of the helmsmen of the historic farmers&rsquo; agitation in Maharashtra, Vijoo Krishnan spoke to News18 from ground zero of the massive protest &mdash; Azaad Maidan.<br /><br /><em>Q. One of the tweets from CPM on the Long March was &ldquo;You can cut all the flowers but you can&rsquo;t stop the spring from coming!&rdquo; How do you see this?<br /></em><br />A. This is an uprising of the agrarian sector and it has been happening for the last two years. It is happening in many parts of the country such as Rajasthan, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh apart from Maharashtra. There were various kinds of agitations prior to this and now we have an active participation of about 50,000 farmers. The participation in Rajasthan was almost equal to this or even more, however, the mainstream media had to take a note of the agitation with this. Of course this gives us hope for the future and it shows the strength of All-India Kisan Sabha.<br /><br /><em>Q. Can the Long March by farmers be considered as a resurgence of the CPM, especially in the post-Tripura scenario?<br /></em><br />A. This is a protest by the farmers for their day-to-day survival. An atmosphere has been created against the BJP due to its policies thus it has taken a political colour. However, it cannot be linked to electoral politics. Certainly it adds strength to all forces who wish to defeat the BJP.<br /><br /><em>Q. When you say all forces against BJP, it obviously includes the Congress party too. But how can the Congress be absolved from its anti-farmer policies?<br /></em><br />A. Both the Congress and BJP are following neo-liberal policies against the farmers. However, the BJP has infused its communal elements, too, with its programmes such as gauraksha into it. Our agitations are not limited to the BJP-ruled states only. We have also organized agitations in Karnataka, which is a Congress-ruled state.<br /><br /><em>Q. You have Maoists in the platform for the Long March while CPM has a different attitude towards Maoists in Kerala, where it is in power. Do you see the irony in this?<br /></em><br />A. Our approach to Maoism is that it is an issue which should be addressed politically. It is a fact that a lot of comrades are also killed by the Maoists. This is an agrarian uprising where all like-minded people are associating with it in order to fight against the anti-farmer policies. It may include organizations with ultra-Left ideologies such as CPI(ML). However, in no way, can we share the credit of this march with the Maoists.<br /><br /><em>Q. How does your native village Karivelloor and its historical agrarian uprising influence this Long March?<br /></em><br />A. The uprisings in Karivelloor, Kayoor along with Punnapra Vayalar in Kerala are a great source of energy for uprisings across the nation. This march also gives an impetus to the decision of Kisan Sabha that it should have a presence in all the villages and all the farmers should be its members.<br /><br /><br /><em>News18.com, 12 March, 2018, please <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/india/meet-jnu-alumnus-vijoo-krishnan-man-who-inspired-50000-farmers-to-march-180-km-1687019.html" title="https://www.news18.com/news/india/meet-jnu-alumnus-vijoo-krishnan-man-who-inspired-50000-farmers-to-march-180-km-1687019.html">click here</a> to access </em></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify"><strong>Image Courtesy: News18.com</strong> <br /></div>',
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<em>When over 50,000 farmers in Maharashtra marched towards Mumbai with similar demands on Sunday, they followed Vijoo Krishnan, a man hailing from a small hamlet in Kerala's Kannur, which has turned out to be a great source of inspiration to the millions of Communists in the state.<br />
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On December 20, 1946, in Karivelloor, a small village in the northern part of Kerala &mdash; then called Malabar, which was a part of Madras Presidency &mdash; turned violent with a farmers&rsquo; uprising organized by the Karshaka Sangham (farmers&rsquo; union) demanding land, food and freedom. Two of the protesters &mdash; Thidil Kannan and Keeneri Kunhambu &mdash; were killed by the Malabar Special Police (MSP).<br />
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Seven decades later, when over 50,000 farmers in Maharashtra marched towards Mumbai with similar demands on Sunday, they followed a man hailing from the same hamlet in Kannur, which has turned out to be a great source of inspiration to the millions of Communists in the state.<br />
<br />
News18's Chandrakanth Viswanath speaks to Vijoo Krishnan, a former President of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) and a firebrand leader of the Students Federation of India (SFI) who is now the Joint Secretary of All-India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), the largest farmers' organisation in the country that led the &lsquo;Long March&rsquo; from Nashik to Mumbai this week.<br />
<br />
The 44-year-old, Vijoo Krishnan is probably the youngest member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) as an invitee. After completing a doctoral programme on the changing Indian agrarian economy, he joined St Joseph's College, Bengaluru, as the Head of the Post Graduate Department of Political Science. However, after a couple of years in teaching, he quit his job to become a full-time activist.<br />
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It was during his tenure as the president of JNU Students' Union that the administration was forced to rent a hotel outside the campus and also pay the students for their transit facing a protest over the issue of hostel fee hike.<br />
<br />
Vijoo Krishnan was also a member of the first Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH) after the union amended the JNUSU constitution for the first time since 1978.<br />
<br />
Amidst his busy schedule as one of the helmsmen of the historic farmers&rsquo; agitation in Maharashtra, Vijoo Krishnan spoke to News18 from ground zero of the massive protest &mdash; Azaad Maidan.<br />
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<em>Q. One of the tweets from CPM on the Long March was &ldquo;You can cut all the flowers but you can&rsquo;t stop the spring from coming!&rdquo; How do you see this?<br />
</em><br />
A. This is an uprising of the agrarian sector and it has been happening for the last two years. It is happening in many parts of the country such as Rajasthan, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh apart from Maharashtra. There were various kinds of agitations prior to this and now we have an active participation of about 50,000 farmers. The participation in Rajasthan was almost equal to this or even more, however, the mainstream media had to take a note of the agitation with this. Of course this gives us hope for the future and it shows the strength of All-India Kisan Sabha.<br />
<br />
<em>Q. Can the Long March by farmers be considered as a resurgence of the CPM, especially in the post-Tripura scenario?<br />
</em><br />
A. This is a protest by the farmers for their day-to-day survival. An atmosphere has been created against the BJP due to its policies thus it has taken a political colour. However, it cannot be linked to electoral politics. Certainly it adds strength to all forces who wish to defeat the BJP.<br />
<br />
<em>Q. When you say all forces against BJP, it obviously includes the Congress party too. But how can the Congress be absolved from its anti-farmer policies?<br />
</em><br />
A. Both the Congress and BJP are following neo-liberal policies against the farmers. However, the BJP has infused its communal elements, too, with its programmes such as gauraksha into it. Our agitations are not limited to the BJP-ruled states only. We have also organized agitations in Karnataka, which is a Congress-ruled state.<br />
<br />
<em>Q. You have Maoists in the platform for the Long March while CPM has a different attitude towards Maoists in Kerala, where it is in power. Do you see the irony in this?<br />
</em><br />
A. Our approach to Maoism is that it is an issue which should be addressed politically. It is a fact that a lot of comrades are also killed by the Maoists. This is an agrarian uprising where all like-minded people are associating with it in order to fight against the anti-farmer policies. It may include organizations with ultra-Left ideologies such as CPI(ML). However, in no way, can we share the credit of this march with the Maoists.<br />
<br />
<em>Q. How does your native village Karivelloor and its historical agrarian uprising influence this Long March?<br />
</em><br />
A. The uprisings in Karivelloor, Kayoor along with Punnapra Vayalar in Kerala are a great source of energy for uprisings across the nation. This march also gives an impetus to the decision of Kisan Sabha that it should have a presence in all the villages and all the farmers should be its members.<br />
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<em>News18.com, 12 March, 2018, please <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/india/meet-jnu-alumnus-vijoo-krishnan-man-who-inspired-50000-farmers-to-march-180-km-1687019.html">click here</a> to access </em>
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When over 50,000 farmers in Maharashtra marched towards Mumbai with similar demands on Sunday, they followed Vijoo Krishnan, a man hailing from a small hamlet in Kerala's Kannur, which has turned out to be a great source of inspiration to...'
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Two of the protesters &mdash; Thidil Kannan and Keeneri Kunhambu &mdash; were killed by the Malabar Special Police (MSP).<br /><br />Seven decades later, when over 50,000 farmers in Maharashtra marched towards Mumbai with similar demands on Sunday, they followed a man hailing from the same hamlet in Kannur, which has turned out to be a great source of inspiration to the millions of Communists in the state.<br /><br />News18's Chandrakanth Viswanath speaks to Vijoo Krishnan, a former President of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) and a firebrand leader of the Students Federation of India (SFI) who is now the Joint Secretary of All-India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), the largest farmers' organisation in the country that led the &lsquo;Long March&rsquo; from Nashik to Mumbai this week.<br /><br />The 44-year-old, Vijoo Krishnan is probably the youngest member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) as an invitee. After completing a doctoral programme on the changing Indian agrarian economy, he joined St Joseph's College, Bengaluru, as the Head of the Post Graduate Department of Political Science. However, after a couple of years in teaching, he quit his job to become a full-time activist.<br /><br />It was during his tenure as the president of JNU Students' Union that the administration was forced to rent a hotel outside the campus and also pay the students for their transit facing a protest over the issue of hostel fee hike.<br /><br />Vijoo Krishnan was also a member of the first Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH) after the union amended the JNUSU constitution for the first time since 1978.<br /><br />Amidst his busy schedule as one of the helmsmen of the historic farmers&rsquo; agitation in Maharashtra, Vijoo Krishnan spoke to News18 from ground zero of the massive protest &mdash; Azaad Maidan.<br /><br /><em>Q. One of the tweets from CPM on the Long March was &ldquo;You can cut all the flowers but you can&rsquo;t stop the spring from coming!&rdquo; How do you see this?<br /></em><br />A. This is an uprising of the agrarian sector and it has been happening for the last two years. It is happening in many parts of the country such as Rajasthan, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh apart from Maharashtra. There were various kinds of agitations prior to this and now we have an active participation of about 50,000 farmers. The participation in Rajasthan was almost equal to this or even more, however, the mainstream media had to take a note of the agitation with this. Of course this gives us hope for the future and it shows the strength of All-India Kisan Sabha.<br /><br /><em>Q. Can the Long March by farmers be considered as a resurgence of the CPM, especially in the post-Tripura scenario?<br /></em><br />A. This is a protest by the farmers for their day-to-day survival. An atmosphere has been created against the BJP due to its policies thus it has taken a political colour. However, it cannot be linked to electoral politics. Certainly it adds strength to all forces who wish to defeat the BJP.<br /><br /><em>Q. When you say all forces against BJP, it obviously includes the Congress party too. But how can the Congress be absolved from its anti-farmer policies?<br /></em><br />A. Both the Congress and BJP are following neo-liberal policies against the farmers. However, the BJP has infused its communal elements, too, with its programmes such as gauraksha into it. Our agitations are not limited to the BJP-ruled states only. We have also organized agitations in Karnataka, which is a Congress-ruled state.<br /><br /><em>Q. You have Maoists in the platform for the Long March while CPM has a different attitude towards Maoists in Kerala, where it is in power. Do you see the irony in this?<br /></em><br />A. 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Vijoo Krishnan, Joint Secretary of All-India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), interviewed by Chandrakanth Viswanath (News18.com)

-News18.com When over 50,000 farmers in Maharashtra marched towards Mumbai with similar demands on Sunday, they followed Vijoo Krishnan, a man hailing from a small hamlet in Kerala's Kannur, which has turned out to be a great source of inspiration to the millions of Communists in the state. On December 20, 1946, in Karivelloor, a small village in the northern part of Kerala — then called Malabar, which was a part of Madras Presidency — turned violent with a farmers’ uprising organized by the Karshaka Sangham (farmers’ union) demanding land, food and freedom. Two of the protesters — Thidil Kannan and Keeneri Kunhambu — were killed by the Malabar Special Police (MSP). Seven decades later, when over 50,000 farmers in Maharashtra marched towards Mumbai with similar demands on Sunday, they followed a man hailing from the same hamlet in Kannur, which has turned out to be a great source of inspiration to the millions of Communists in the state. News18's Chandrakanth Viswanath speaks to Vijoo Krishnan, a former President of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) and a firebrand leader of the Students Federation of India (SFI) who is now the Joint Secretary of All-India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), the largest farmers' organisation in the country that led the ‘Long March’ from Nashik to Mumbai this week. The 44-year-old, Vijoo Krishnan is probably the youngest member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) as an invitee. After completing a doctoral programme on the changing Indian agrarian economy, he joined St Joseph's College, Bengaluru, as the Head of the Post Graduate Department of Political Science. However, after a couple of years in teaching, he quit his job to become a full-time activist. It was during his tenure as the president of JNU Students' Union that the administration was forced to rent a hotel outside the campus and also pay the students for their transit facing a protest over the issue of hostel fee hike. Vijoo Krishnan was also a member of the first Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH) after the union amended the JNUSU constitution for the first time since 1978. Amidst his busy schedule as one of the helmsmen of the historic farmers’ agitation in Maharashtra, Vijoo Krishnan spoke to News18 from ground zero of the massive protest — Azaad Maidan. Q. One of the tweets from CPM on the Long March was “You can cut all the flowers but you can’t stop the spring from coming!” How do you see this? A. This is an uprising of the agrarian sector and it has been happening for the last two years. It is happening in many parts of the country such as Rajasthan, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh apart from Maharashtra. There were various kinds of agitations prior to this and now we have an active participation of about 50,000 farmers. The participation in Rajasthan was almost equal to this or even more, however, the mainstream media had to take a note of the agitation with this. Of course this gives us hope for the future and it shows the strength of All-India Kisan Sabha. Q. Can the Long March by farmers be considered as a resurgence of the CPM, especially in the post-Tripura scenario? A. This is a protest by the farmers for their day-to-day survival. An atmosphere has been created against the BJP due to its policies thus it has taken a political colour. However, it cannot be linked to electoral politics. Certainly it adds strength to all forces who wish to defeat the BJP. Q. When you say all forces against BJP, it obviously includes the Congress party too. But how can the Congress be absolved from its anti-farmer policies? A. Both the Congress and BJP are following neo-liberal policies against the farmers. However, the BJP has infused its communal elements, too, with its programmes such as gauraksha into it. Our agitations are not limited to the BJP-ruled states only. We have also organized agitations in Karnataka, which is a Congress-ruled state. Q. You have Maoists in the platform for the Long March while CPM has a different attitude towards Maoists in Kerala, where it is in power. Do you see the irony in this? A. Our approach to Maoism is that it is an issue which should be addressed politically. It is a fact that a lot of comrades are also killed by the Maoists. This is an agrarian uprising where all like-minded people are associating with it in order to fight against the anti-farmer policies. It may include organizations with ultra-Left ideologies such as CPI(ML). However, in no way, can we share the credit of this march with the Maoists. Q. How does your native village Karivelloor and its historical agrarian uprising influence this Long March? A. The uprisings in Karivelloor, Kayoor along with Punnapra Vayalar in Kerala are a great source of energy for uprisings across the nation. This march also gives an impetus to the decision of Kisan Sabha that it should have a presence in all the villages and all the farmers should be its members. News18.com, 12 March, 2018, please click here to access   Image Courtesy: News18.com