ORGANISERS of the annual oration at Karl Marx’s grave hailed it as “fantastically successful event” yesterday as crowds marked the 200th year of his birth.

Cuban ambassador Teresita Vicente Sotolongo delivered the oration, joining a list of famous names including late Labour MP Tony Benn and Venezuelan ambassador Rocio Maneiro.

Communist Party of Britain general secretary Rob Griffiths told the Star the event attracted “probably the biggest turnout in recent years.”