Joint Left appeal for Vice Presidential candidate Justice B Sudarshan Reddy

AUGUST 29, 2025

The Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, Revolutionary Socialist Party and All India Forward Bloc, jointly issue the following appeal on the Vice Presidential election:

We, the Left parties, endorse the candidature of Justice Sudershan Reddy (Retd.), who is contesting the election on behalf of all the opposition parties. Justice Sudershan Reddy is an eminent jurist, widely respected for his unwavering commitment to the core values of the Indian Constitution - Democracy, Secularism, and Equality.

The Vice-Presidential election is not merely about numbers. It represents a contest between two fundamentally different perspectives on the future of India - whether our nation will continue as a constitutional democracy upholding secularism, or be reduced to a Hindutva authoritarian State. It is a battle to safeguard our syncretic culture and to resist the BJP-led NOA government’s ongoing attempts to undermine democracy and enforce authoritarianism through the misuse of Constitutional positions such as those of the Vice President, Election Commission, and Governors, among others.

We appeal to all electors of the Vice-President to place the interests of the nation above all else, to recall the oath they have taken to protect the Constitution, and to cast their vote in favour of Justice Sudershan Reddy.

D Raja, General Secretary, CPI
MA Baby, General Secretary, CPlM)
Dipankar Bhattacharya, General Secretary, CPlML) Liberation Manoj Bhattacharya,General Secretary, RSP
G Devarajan, General Secretary, Forward Bloc