CPM general secretary Prakash Karat today backed politburo member S. Ramachandran Pillai on genetically modified crops, saying his remarks were in line with the party’s views. [...] Sources in the CPM, however, felt that Pillai, considered close to Karat, had indeed nuanced the party line. ”As Marxists, we cannot be opposed to science. But our opposition to GM seeds goes beyond science. It is about science being monopolised by imperialist forces. SRP seems to have overlooked this position,” a senior party leader said.