New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram June 12 (IANS) A speech delivered by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at a meeting of the INDIA opposition alliance in Delhi has reignited the political debate over the relationship between the Congress and the CPI-M, with Rahul making it clear that the Congress remains engaged in a fierce political battle against former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan despite being partners in the national opposition bloc. In the full text of the speech, which Rahul Gandhi has no…
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Thiruvananthapuram, June 1 (IANS) For nearly a decade, Kerala politics revolved around one man. As Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan presided over an administration that projected authority, discipline and political invincibility. Now, after losing power, his inner circle is beset with troubles.Barely weeks after the Left Democratic Front (LDF) suffered its worst electoral setback under Pinarayi Vijayan’s leadership, a series of developments suggest that the protective ring around the former Chie…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 30 (IANS) BJP leader Shaun George has approached the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking an investigation into alleged overseas financial transactions linked to the CMRL–Exalogic monthly payment case, claiming that funds received by Exalogic Solutions may have been routed through foreign bank accounts. In a letter to the central agency, Shaun George alleged that funds received by Exalogic Solutions from its transactions with Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd. (CMRL) were …
Thiruvananthapuram, May 28 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate’s intensified probe into the controversial CMRL-Exalogic financial transactions case involving T. Veena, daughter of former Kerala Chief Minister and current Leader of Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan, has reignited political debate over what critics describe as the CPI-M’s “double standards” in handling allegations against leaders’ family members.The controversy centres on the sharp contrast between the party’s present-day aggressiv…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 28 (IANS) Kerala Revenue Minister and senior Congress leader A.P. Anil Kumar on Thursday came down heavily on former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for attacking Congress leader Rahul Gandhi instead of the Centre after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raid at his residence.Soon after the ED team completed the searches on Wednesday, Vijayan had remarked that ‘Rahul Gandhi would now be happy’, referring to repeated questions raised by the Congress leader over why no action…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 27 (IANS) Tension flared outside the rented residence of veteran CPI-M leader and former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in the wake of the Enforcement Department raids on Wednesday, as angry party workers allegedly attacked vehicles carrying agency officials soon after the searches ended.Three vehicles accompanying the ED team were damaged in the violence, while central security personnel, drivers and a few police officials sustained injuries as protesters went o…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) CPI(M) MP, John Brittas, on Wednesday alleged “political vendetta” after Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials conducted searches linked to the CMRL-Exalogic case, including at the residence of former Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, in Thiruvananthapuram.Speaking to reporters outside Vijayan’s residence, Brittas said, “I am standing in front of the residence of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who is now the Opposition leader. This is not surprisin…