The Communist Party, which had been banned in the pre-war years, was thereafter granted legal recognition by the British after the war as a reward for its wartime effort but had secretly kept some of the MPAJA's weapons for future use. The CPM used violence to support its union organisation, and the British used restrictions, including banishing key communist leaders not born locally, in an attempt to restrict trade union activity.
The Communist Party was granted legal recognition by the British after World War II as a reward for its wartime efforts but secretly retained some of the MPAJA's weapons for future use. The CPM used violence to support its union activities while the British implemented restrictions, including expelling key communist leaders who were not born in the country, to limit trade union activity.