October 17, 2019 marks an epoch-making moment in the history of the Communist movement in India.
The Second World Congress of the Communist Third International set the ground for the formation of the Communist Party of India on October 17, 1920 at Tashkent with seven members - MN Roy, Evelyn Roy-Trent, Abani Mukherjee, Rosa Fitingov, Mohammad Ali, Mohamad Shafiq and Acharya.
The CPI(M) kick-started its year-long celebration at the Netaji Indoor Stadium at Kolkatta.
But the parent CPI asserts that the party was formed only in December 1925 at Kanpur.