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	\| ideology = [[Marxism–Leninism]]		\| ideology = [[Marxism–Leninism]]
	\| position = [[Left-wing politics\|Left-wing]]		\| position = [[Left-wing politics\|Left-wing]]
	\| colours = {{Color box\|{{Communist Party of India~~/meta/color~~}}\|border=darkgray}} [[Red (colour)\|Red]]		\| colours = {{Color box\|{{party color\|Communist Party of India}}\|border=darkgray}} [[Red (colour)\|Red]]
	\| headquarters = [[Cochin]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]		\| headquarters = [[Cochin]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
	\| publication = ''Comrade''		\| publication = ''Comrade''
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	The '''Marxist-Leninist Party of India (Red Flag)''', previously the '''Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Flag''', is a [[Marxism-Leninism\|Marxist-Leninist]] [[political party]] in [[India]]. The party is one of the most moderate factions of the wider [[Naxalite]] movement.<ref>R. Krishnakumar. ''[http://www.flonnet.com/fl2221/stories/20051021004902600.htm Embers of a revolution] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017003620/http://www.flonnet.com/fl2221/stories/20051021004902600.htm \|date=17 October 2006 }}'', in ''[[Frontline (magazine)\|Frontline]]'', Volume 22 - Issue 21, 08 - 21 Oct. 2005</ref>		The '''Marxist-Leninist Party of India (Red Flag)''', previously the '''Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Flag''', is a [[Marxism-Leninism\|Marxist-Leninist]] [[political party]] in [[India]]. The party is one of the most moderate factions of the wider [[Naxalite]] movement.<ref>R. Krishnakumar. ''[http://www.flonnet.com/fl2221/stories/20051021004902600.htm Embers of a revolution] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017003620/http://www.flonnet.com/fl2221/stories/20051021004902600.htm \|date=17 October 2006 }}'', in ''[[Frontline (magazine)\|Frontline]]'', Volume 22 - Issue 21, 08 - 21 Oct. 2005</ref>

	As of 2019, key leaders of the party were M.S. Jayakumar, All India general secretary, and [[P.C. Unnichekkan]], the [[Kerala]] State Committee secretary.<ref>''The Hindu''. ''[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cpiml-seeks-judicial-probe/article29891936.ece CPI(ML) seeks judicial probe]''</ref><ref name="youth">''[http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/09/27/stories/2004092707800400.htm Yuvajana Vedi plans march]'', in ''[[The Hindu]]'', 27 September 2004</ref> Yuvajana Vedi is the youth wing of the party.<ref name="youth"/>		As of 2019, key leaders of the party were M.S. Jayakumar, All India general secretary, and [[P.C. Unnichekkan]], the [[Kerala]] State Committee secretary.<ref>''The Hindu''. ''[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cpiml-seeks-judicial-probe/article29891936.ece CPI(ML) seeks judicial probe]''</ref><ref name="youth">''[https://web.archive.org/web/20110615024052/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/09/27/stories/2004092707800400.htm Yuvajana Vedi plans march]'', in ''[[The Hindu]]'', 27 September 2004</ref> Yuvajana Vedi is the youth wing of the party.<ref name="youth"/>

	==2003 split==		==2003 split==
	The party emerged from a split in the erstwhile [[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Flag]] (led by K.N. Ramachandran) in 2003. The Unnichekkan faction opposed the merger of CPI (ML) Red Flag with [[Kanu Sanyal]]'s [[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Kanu Sanyal)\|Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)]]. Another issue of disagreement was the question of participation in the [[World Social Forum]], which the Unnichekkan group opposed. The question on the approach to Stalin was another key point of disagreement among the two factions at that time.		The party emerged from a split in the erstwhile [[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Flag]] (led by K.N. Ramachandran) in 2003. The Unnichekkan faction opposed the merger of CPI (ML) Red Flag with [[Kanu Sanyal]]'s [[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Kanu Sanyal)\|Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)]]. Another issue of disagreement was the question of participation in the [[World Social Forum]], which the Unnichekkan group opposed. The question on the approach to Stalin was another key point of disagreement among the two factions at that time.

	The Unnichekkan faction organised a national conference of their own at the Nayanthahalli Nityananda Dhana Mandiram in [[Bangalore]] on 20–21 December 2003, electing a party [[Central Committee]] consisting of M.S. Jayakumar (All India Secretary),<ref name="hind">''[https://web.archive.org/web/20121107095016/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/30/stories/2009033059360300.htm LDF should win: CPI(ML) Red Flag]'', in ''The Hindu'', 30 March</ref> Ayyappa Hugar ([[Karnataka]]), K. Chandrasekharan (Maharashtra), L. Govindaswami ([[Tamil Nadu]]), M.M. Somasekharan ([[Kerala]]), P.C. Unnichekkan (Kerala) and P.J. Baby (Kerala)<ref>''[https://web.archive.org/web/20040109122434/http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/24/stories/2003122408250400.htm Crisis in Red Flag continues]'', in ''The Hindu'', 24 December 2003</ref> since they were prevented to enter the Sixth All India Conference venue of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Flag being held in the same city.		The Unnichekkan faction organised a national conference of their own at the Nayanthahalli Nityananda Dhana Mandiram in [[Bangalore]] on 20–21 December 2003, electing a party [[Central Committee]] consisting of M.S. Jayakumar (All India Secretary),<ref name="hind">''[https://web.archive.org/web/20121107095016/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/30/stories/2009033059360300.htm LDF should win: CPI(ML) Red Flag]'', in ''The Hindu'', 30 March</ref> Ayyappa Hugar ([[Karnataka]]), K. Chandrasekharan (Maharashtra), L. Govindaswami ([[Tamil Nadu]]), M.M. Somasekharan ([[Kerala]]), P.C. Unnichekkan (Kerala) and P.J. Baby (Kerala)<ref>''[https://web.archive.org/web/20040109122434/http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/24/stories/2003122408250400.htm Crisis in Red Flag continues]'', in ''The Hindu'', 24 December 2003</ref> since they were prevented to enter the Sixth All India Conference venue of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Flag being held in the same city.
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	==2019 election==		==2019 election==
	The party registered itself with the [[Election Commission of India]] as the 'Marxist-Leninist Party of India (Red Flag)' in 2017.<ref>''The Pioneer''. ''[http://www.khandelwalextractions.com/download.php?f=Published_Board_Meeting_Notice-English_Edition_16_may_2017.pdf Public Notice]''</ref> The party contested three seats in the [[2019 Indian general election]]; Shankar Badade in [[Palghar (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Palghar]] (11,917 votes), B.Basavalingappa in [[Koppal (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Koppal]] (1,609 votes) and Vilas Hiwale in [[Mumbai North (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Mumbai North]] (489 votes).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[https://eci.gov.in/files/file/10927-34details-of-assembly-segment-of-pc/ 34.Details Of Assembly Segment Of PC]''</ref>		The party registered itself with the [[Election Commission of India]] as the 'Marxist-Leninist Party of India (Red Flag)' in 2017.<ref>''The Pioneer''. ''[http://www.khandelwalextractions.com/download.php?f=Published_Board_Meeting_Notice-English_Edition_16_may_2017.pdf Public Notice]''</ref> The party contested three seats in the [[2019 Indian general election]]; Shankar Badade in [[Palghar (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Palghar]] (11,917 votes), B.Basavalingappa in [[Koppal (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Koppal]] (1,609 votes) and Vilas Hiwale in [[Mumbai North (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Mumbai North]] (489 votes).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[https://eci.gov.in/files/file/10927-34details-of-assembly-segment-of-pc/ 34.Details Of Assembly Segment Of PC]''</ref>

			==2020 Kerala local body elections==
			The party gain 2,055 votes and one seat in Eloor Muncipality.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://117.239.77.93/trend/trend2020/views/index.php\|title = Local Body Elections 2020 - TREND by State Election Commission Kerala}}</ref>

	==External links==		==External links==

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{{Infobox Indian Political Party
| party_name = Marxist Leninist Party of India
(Red Flag)
| abbreviation= MLPI (Red Flag)
|colorcode = Red
| party_logo = [[File:South Asian Communist Banner.svg|200px]]
| chairman =
| general_secretary = M.S. Jayakumar
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| rajyasabha_leader =
| foundation = 2003
| split = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Red Flag]]
| labour = [[Trade Union Centre of India|Trade Union Centre of India (Red Flag)]]
| youth = Revolutionary Youth Organization<br/>[[Yuvajanavedi]] (Kerala)
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| ideology = [[Marxism–Leninism]]
| position = [[Left-wing politics|Left-wing]]
| colours = {{Color box|{{Communist Party of India/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} [[Red (colour)|Red]]
| headquarters = [[Cochin]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| publication = ''Comrade''
| symbol =
| website = {{url|https://mlpiredflag.org/}}
|eci= Registered-Unrecognized
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The '''Marxist-Leninist Party of India (Red Flag)''', previously the '''Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Flag''', is a [[Marxism-Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] [[political party]] in [[India]]. The party is one of the most moderate factions of the wider [[Naxalite]] movement.<ref>R. Krishnakumar. ''[http://www.flonnet.com/fl2221/stories/20051021004902600.htm Embers of a revolution] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017003620/http://www.flonnet.com/fl2221/stories/20051021004902600.htm |date=17 October 2006 }}'', in ''[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]'', Volume 22 - Issue 21, 08 - 21 Oct. 2005</ref>

As of 2019, key leaders of the party were M.S. Jayakumar, All India general secretary, and [[P.C. Unnichekkan]], the [[Kerala]] State Committee secretary.<ref>''The Hindu''. ''[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cpiml-seeks-judicial-probe/article29891936.ece CPI(ML) seeks judicial probe]''</ref><ref name="youth">''[http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/09/27/stories/2004092707800400.htm Yuvajana Vedi plans march]'', in ''[[The Hindu]]'', 27 September 2004</ref> Yuvajana Vedi is the youth wing of the party.<ref name="youth"/>

==2003 split==
The party emerged from a split in the erstwhile [[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Flag]] (led by K.N. Ramachandran) in 2003. The Unnichekkan faction opposed the merger of CPI (ML) Red Flag with [[Kanu Sanyal]]'s [[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Kanu Sanyal)|Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)]]. Another issue of disagreement was the question of participation in the [[World Social Forum]], which the Unnichekkan group opposed. The question on the approach to Stalin was another key point of disagreement among the two factions at that time.

The Unnichekkan faction organised a national conference of their own at the Nayanthahalli Nityananda Dhana Mandiram in [[Bangalore]] on 20–21 December 2003, electing a party [[Central Committee]] consisting of M.S. Jayakumar (All India Secretary),<ref name="hind">''[https://web.archive.org/web/20121107095016/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/30/stories/2009033059360300.htm LDF should win: CPI(ML) Red Flag]'', in ''The Hindu'', 30 March</ref> Ayyappa Hugar ([[Karnataka]]), K. Chandrasekharan (Maharashtra), L. Govindaswami ([[Tamil Nadu]]), M.M. Somasekharan ([[Kerala]]), P.C. Unnichekkan (Kerala) and P.J. Baby (Kerala)<ref>''[https://web.archive.org/web/20040109122434/http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/24/stories/2003122408250400.htm Crisis in Red Flag continues]'', in ''The Hindu'', 24 December 2003</ref> since they were prevented to enter the Sixth All India Conference venue of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Flag being held in the same city.

==2004 Lok Sabha election==
The party had two candidates in the [[2004 Indian general election|2004 parliamentary election]], both contesting as [[independent (politician)|independents]]. T.B. Mini, a member of the Kerala State Committee of the party, contested the [[Ernakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ernakulam Lok Sabha seat]], getting 7,482 votes (1.6% of the valid votes in that constituency). K.T. Kunhikannan, a Kerala State Secretariat member of the party, contested the [[Vatakara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vatakara seat]], getting 10,418 votes (0.9%).<ref>''[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/cpiml-to-contest-from-two-constituencies/articleshow/584189.cms CPI(ML) to contest from two constituencies]'', in ''[[Times of India]]'', 26 March 2004</ref><ref>[[Election Commission of India]]. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha - Volume I]''</ref>

==2006 anti-reservation protests==
The party opposed the [[2006 Indian anti-reservation protests|2006 protests against quotas for backward classes in higher education]], claiming that the protestors represented a segment of the rich urban elite. The party called for nationwide agitations to support the introduction of reservations for backward classes in the educational system.<ref>Gaur, Mahendra. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=BX9B6tlftU4C Indian Political Parties Annual, 2006]''. Delhi: Kalpaz Publications, 2006. p. 205</ref>

==2008 split==
In March 2008, K.T. Kunhikannan and his followers were expelled from the party for having sought closer relations with the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]. Kunhikannan then organized his own CPI (ML) Red Flag. In April 2008, Kunhikannan's faction merged into CPI(M).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/red-flag-faction-to-go-with-cpi-m-in-kerala/563568|title=Red Flag faction to go with CPI-M in Kerala|website=outlookindia.com}}</ref>

==2009 election==
Ahead of the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 parliamentary election]], the party declared its support for the candidates of the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front]], for the sake of securing victory of [[secularism|secular]] forces.<ref name="hind"/> Unnichekkan motivated this position stating dissatisfaction with the foreign policies of both the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] and the [[United Progressive Alliance]] (the two main political blocs at the national level), claiming that both groups sought to align India with [[Israel]].<ref>''[https://web.archive.org/web/20121105065648/http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/02/stories/2009040256700400.htm CPI(ML) Red Flag to support LDF]'', in ''The Hindu'', 2 April 2009</ref>

==2013==
In 2013 8th all India conference of CPIML (Red Flag) was convened in Mumbai. In this conference it was decided to fight uncompromisingly against LPG (liberalization, privatization and globalization) policies. For the completion of this task tactical approach of 'left unity' was also placed before.

==2019 election==
The party registered itself with the [[Election Commission of India]] as the 'Marxist-Leninist Party of India (Red Flag)' in 2017.<ref>''The Pioneer''. ''[http://www.khandelwalextractions.com/download.php?f=Published_Board_Meeting_Notice-English_Edition_16_may_2017.pdf Public Notice]''</ref> The party contested three seats in the [[2019 Indian general election]]; Shankar Badade in [[Palghar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Palghar]] (11,917 votes), B.Basavalingappa in [[Koppal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Koppal]] (1,609 votes) and Vilas Hiwale in [[Mumbai North (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mumbai North]] (489 votes).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[https://eci.gov.in/files/file/10927-34details-of-assembly-segment-of-pc/ 34.Details Of Assembly Segment Of PC]''</ref>

==External links==
*[https://mlpiredflag.org/ Party website]

==References==
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