<p>Thiruvananthapuram: CPI senior leader and Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam has been picked as the Kerala secretary of the party after the demise of state secretary Kanam Rajendran.</p><p>An executive committee meeting chaired by CPI general secretary D Raja took the decision. The state council will have to ratify it.</p>.CPI leader Kanam Rajendran cremated with official honours in Kerala; hundreds turn up to pay homage.<p>Raja said that the decision was unanimous.</p><p>Just ahead of his death on Friday, Rajendran had requested that he may be given leave owing to ill-health and suggested Viswam for the post.</p><p>CPI is the second largest party after the CPM in the ruling LDF in Kerala. The party has four ministers.</p><p>Viswam had earlier served as forest minister in Kerala.</p>
<p>Thiruvananthapuram: CPI senior leader and Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam has been picked as the Kerala secretary of the party after the demise of state secretary Kanam Rajendran.</p><p>An executive committee meeting chaired by CPI general secretary D Raja took the decision. The state council will have to ratify it.</p>.CPI leader Kanam Rajendran cremated with official honours in Kerala; hundreds turn up to pay homage.<p>Raja said that the decision was unanimous.</p><p>Just ahead of his death on Friday, Rajendran had requested that he may be given leave owing to ill-health and suggested Viswam for the post.</p><p>CPI is the second largest party after the CPM in the ruling LDF in Kerala. The party has four ministers.</p><p>Viswam had earlier served as forest minister in Kerala.</p>