Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 (IANS) In his first detailed reaction after the Congress high command wrapped up the contentious seat selection process, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Kerala Assembly, V.D. Satheesan on Friday struck a combative yet confident note, asserting that the United Democratic Front (UDF) had completed one of the fastest and most cohesive candidate finalisations in its history.Addressing the media in Thiruvananthapuram, Satheesan said all 140 candidates of the UDF had…
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 11 (IANS) Several sitting Lok Sabha members of the Congress have expressed their willingness to contest the upcoming Assembly elections in Kerala, sensing that the Congress-led UDF may have a real chance of returning to power after nearly a decade in the Opposition.Senior leaders believe the favourable political climate could translate into victory, prompting many MPs to explore a return to state politics in the hope of securing positions in a future state Cabinet.The p…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 7 (IANS) The Sivagiri Mutt on Saturday urged Rahul Gandhi to ensure that candidates from backward communities are fielded in winnable constituencies in the upcoming Assembly elections.The demand was raised when the Congress leader visited the mutt and paid homage at the samadhi of Sree Narayana Guru at Sivagiri.This marked the second consecutive day of Rahul Gandhi’s participation in programmes associated with the Sivagiri Mutt.On the previous day, he attended the cen…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 7 (IANS) Expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil said on Saturday that Kerala voters are prepared to remove Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the upcoming Assembly elections, as they did with the ruling Left in the December 2023 local body polls. Mamkootathil alleged that renewed attention on the Sabarimala gold heist case and the questioning of Congress leaders by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) was a politically motivated effort by what he called an “anti-peopl…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 7 (IANS) With the Kerala High Court-mandated deadline fast approaching, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the sensational Sabarimala gold heist case has moved into top gear, even as the probe has triggered a sharp political confrontation between the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF).The SIT is required to submit a crucial report to the High Court on February 9, a development that has intensified scrutiny of th…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 20 (IANS) The political standoff between the Congress-led Opposition and influential community organisations in Kerala sharpened on Tuesday with SNDP Yogam General Secretary Vellappally Natesan launching a fresh attack on Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan and demanding that the Congress national leadership clarify its stand.In a strongly-worded Facebook post, Vellappally accused Satheesan of publicly targeting the SNDP Yogam and questioned whether his remarks reflec…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and MP Adoor Prakash, on Saturday, raised serious allegations against the Communist Party of India-Marxist Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas, demanding a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the alleged links between Brittas and the main accused in the Sabarimala gold theft case, Unnikrishnan Potti. Prakash claimed that Potti and Brittas were in regular contact and said that the nature of their relationship warranted an independent investi…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 1 (IANS) The office of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday strongly refuted allegations by UDF convener and Congress MP Adoor Prakash that reports about the Special Investigation Team (SIT) likely to summon him in the Sabarimala gold theft case were fabricated by the CMO or the Chief Minister’s political secretary P. Sasi, describing the claim as “completely baseless and factually incorrect”. In an official statement, the CMO clarified that the Kerala High …
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 1 (IANS) Political sparring over the Sabarimala gold theft case intensified on Thursday, with State Local Self-Government Minister M.B. Rajesh launching a sharp counter-attack against Opposition Leader V.D. Satheesan, even as UDF convener and Congress Lok Sabha member Adoor Prakash reiterated that he has not been summoned by the Special Investigation Team (SIT).Responding to Satheesan’s allegations against the SIT, Rajesh said the Opposition leader had “performed a co…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 31 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Sabarimala gold theft case has stepped up its probe and will now take a statement from UDF convener and Congress MP Adoor Prakash.Prakash is being summoned to clarify his alleged association with the prime accused in the case, Unnikrishnan Potti.The investigators are seeking greater clarity on the nature of their relationship, including details of a Delhi trip undertaken by Prakash along with Potti.The SIT is in t…