Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan calls U.S. and Israel “rogue nations,” condemns Khamenei’s killing

Strongly condemning the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the major attack by Israel and the USA on Saturday, February 28, 2026, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the attacks are part of the imperialist mentality of the two “rogue nations” to destroy nations and leaders who disagree with them.

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“Nations are expected to be honest with each other, just as people are expected to show some basic courtesy towards each other. No nation should expect other nations to have ideas and policies similar to their own. However, rogue nations, backed by American imperialism with its endless support of arms and money and hunger for war, also expect this from others. Their antics raise concerns about whether the person running the affairs has the mental capacity required to rule a nation,” said Vijayan. The first phase of Kalpetta township, which was built on Sunday, March 1, 2026, for the survivors of the Mundakkai-Chooralmala landslide in Wayanad district.

The Prime Minister has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking urgent intervention to address the concerns of thousands of citizens of the State living and working in West Asian countries caught in the conflict.

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Vijayan said, “Shouldn’t we openly condemn these attacks? Imperialist powers have done things that no country would dare to do, from kidnapping the President of a sovereign nation to killing the Religious Leader of another country. They could not give any valid reason for these attacks. We must all express our strong voice of protest against these atrocities together.”

CPI(M)’s stand

Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] The war waged by the American empire around the world is a challenge to humanity, the State Department said in a statement.

In the statement, “US President Donald Trump came to the fore by declaring war worldwide within the scope of America’s plan to establish a single world order. Assassinations were carried out against the rulers in Iraq and Libya by making up false stories. The elected ruler in Venezuela was kidnapped. Now the Religious Leader of Iran has also been assassinated. Using Israel, steps have been taken to destroy everyone in the West Asian region who does not submit to the USA.”

The party observed that the situation has cast a dark shadow on the lives of expatriates, who form the backbone of Kerala’s economy. Strong protests were called for across the state against the attacks.