People's Democracy

CPI(M) Greets 11th Congress of the SACP

The Central Committee of the CPI(M) has sent the following message of greetings to the 11th Congress of the South African Communist Party, which was held from July 24 - 28 at Rustenberg in South Africa.

A two member delegation of the CPI(M) led by Polit Bureau member, Budhadev Bhattacharya, represented the Party at this Congress. CPI(M) West Bengal state committee member, Avik Dutta, was the other member of the delegation.

THE Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) conveys warm fraternal greetings to the 11th Congress of the South African Communist Party.

Your Congress is taking place in a very complex international situation when imperialism led by the USA is launching fresh offensives in the post- September 11, 2001 world situation. Simultaneously, the global economic recession is imposing greater burdens on the working people all across the world and more specifically on developing countries. Imperialism is seeking to emerge from this crisis by intensifying the economic exploitation of the developing countries and shifting the burdens of the crisis on to them.

While the global protests against the current phase of globalisation continue to grow, there is a need for all communists, Left, progressive and anti-imperialist forces to strengthen the ranks of solidarity in this struggle. The CPI(M) is committed to contribute its mite in forging such a global resistance to the new imperialist offensive.

We in India while bracing ourselves to meet this offensive are also in the midst of a fierce political battle to safeguard the unity of our multi-religious, multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic billion strong country. The rightwing political offensive is facing an erosion in its popular support but at the same time, it is launching greater onslaughts on the integrity of the country and the livelihood of the people. The recently concluded 17th Congress of the CPI(M) has given a call for the unity of all Left, secular democratic forces to forge a political alternative to the current rightwing government.

Comrades,

The CPIM) follows keenly the developments taking place in South Africa and the work of the SACP. We are confident that the deliberations of this Congress will further strengthen the links of the SACP with the working people of  South Africa.