Kozhikode, April 30 (IANS) Days before the results are out, the battle for Kerala’s Beypore has officially entered its theatrical phase. Just when state politics seemed content with sharp speeches and sharper allegations, UDF-backed candidate P.V. Anvar has upped the stakes by offering to shave his head, don earrings, and march through Kozhikode if his CPI-M rival, state Tourism Minister P.A. Mohamed Riyas, who is the son-in-law of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, wins the election.”From Kidson …
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Beypore (Kerala), April 5 (IANS) Home Minister Amit Shah is set to visit Beypore in Kerala on Sunday, where he will spearhead a high-intensity roadshow in support of NDA candidate K.P. Prakash Babu. The roadshow forms part of an election campaign by the NDA ahead of the upcoming Kerala Assembly polls, scheduled for April 9. The procession is scheduled to pass through key stretches from Mathottam Bijith Junction to Naduvattam and Perachanangadi.In the lead-up to the event, enthusiasm among local …
Thiruvananthapuram, April 4 (IANS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said he has been inundated with requests from people in Kerala to visit Beypore and campaign, but expressed regret at being unable to accommodate additional engagements, citing time constraints set by the Election Commission of India (ECI). “Thank you. We are inundated with such requests. But our route was drawn up after wide consultations and I am covering five or six constituencies a day already. Cannot add anything with…
Kozhikode, April 2 (IANS) CPI(M) candidate State Tourism Minister and son-in-law of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, P.A. Mohamed Riyas, is to approach the Election Commission with a complaint against UDF nominee P.V. Anvar in Beypore, alleging character assassination in an intensifying electoral contest in the historic port constituency.The complaint alleges that Anvar has been targeting Riyas and members of Vijayan’s family through repeated references to “nepotism” and “Pinarayism”, …
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 10 (IANS) With the Kerala Assembly elections round the corner, the list of political turncoats likely to enter the fray is steadily growing.What is striking this time is that the churn is hitting the CPI(M), a party that for years benefited from high-profile crossovers from the Congress party.The names doing the rounds include two former three-time CPI(M) MLAs, a two-time Left-leaning Independent legislator, and a long-time personal assistant of V.S. Achuthanandan.Such a …
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 29 (IANS) Kerala Tourism Minister P.A. Mohamed Riyas on Thursday said the enhanced budgetary allocation for the tourism sector would impart strong momentum to both ongoing and proposed projects, particularly in infrastructure creation and destination development.The state Budget for 2026–27, presented by Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal in the Assembly, increased the allocation for tourism to Rs 413.52 crore from Rs 385.02 crore in the previous financial year, underlinin…
Kozhikode (Kerala), Jan 19 (IANS) Beypore, long considered one of the safest CPI(M) bastions in Kozhikode district, is emerging as an unlikely electoral battleground, with signs of churn threatening the political ascent of State Tourism Minister P.A. Mohammed Riyas, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s son-in-law and the sitting MLA from the constituency.The rise of Riyas within the party and government has been swift and closely watched. After marrying Vijayan’s daughter Veena Vijayan during t…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 23 (IANS) The return of P.V. Anvar to the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) has set the stage for a sharp and potentially bruising political battle as Kerala moves closer to the next Assembly elections.A two-time legislator who once enjoyed the backing of the Left, Anvar’s political career has been defined by abrupt turns and tactical recalibrations. His latest move, however, appears deliberate and consequential, aimed squarely at unsettling the Pinarayi Vijaya…