Thiruvananthapuram, July 10 - Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan left for New Delhi Friday to attend a crucial two-day meeting of the Communist Party of India Marxist (CPI-M) during which a decision is expected to be taken on ending the feud between him and party state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan.

A grim looking Achuthanandan did not stop to speak to the waiting media at the airport.

The 85-member CPI-M central committee has been authorised by the politburo to find a solution to the raging feud.

During the politburo meeting last week, Achuthanandan had demanded that Vijayan be removed from the post of state secretary since the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has accused him of having been involved in the Rs.