Chennai, June 21 (IANS) A fresh political debate has erupted in Tamil Nadu after CPI(M) Tamil Nadu State Secretary P. Shanmugam suggested that it would not be surprising if the DMK and AIADMK were to function as a single political entity in the future. His remarks, made during an interview to a YouTube channel and later shared on his social media platform X, have drawn sharp criticism from DMK leaders.In the interview, Shanmugam defended the CPI(M)’s shifting alliances with both the DMK and AI…
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Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) The All-India Congress Committee (AICC) on Saturday allotted the posts of leader and deputy leader of the Congress’s legislative party in the West Bengal Assembly to both the existing party legislators in the house. While Julfikar Ali from Raninagar Assembly Constituency in minority-dominated Murshidabad district has been allotted the post of leader of the Congress’s legislative party in the West Bengal Assembly, the party MLA from Farakka in the same district, Motab Shai…
Chennai, June 20 (IANS) The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) on Saturday announced its decision to withdraw from the DMK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu, marking a significant political development in the state following the 2026 Assembly elections and the formation of the TVK-led government.The decision was taken at the party’s general council meeting, where 14 resolutions were adopted. Among them was a resolution formally ending the IUML’s association with the DMK alliance.Party leaders indica…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 14 (IANS) Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan over his criticism of three university Vice-Chancellors who attended an RSS centenary programme addressed by RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat, accusing the Chief Minister of hypocrisy on secularism and constitutional values.The BJP leader’s remarks came after Satheesan described the participation of the Vice-Chancellors in the RSS event as a “serious l…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 13 (IANS) The simmering differences within the Opposition INDIA bloc have burst into the open as Leader of Opposition in Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of adopting an approach that could weaken the anti-BJP front. Vijayan’s strong reaction came after Rahul Gandhi’s remarks at an INDIA bloc meeting, where the Congress leader reportedly referred to his inability to hug the Kerala leader.Turnin…
Kochi, June 11 (IANS) Veena Thaikandi, daughter of former Chief Minister and Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan, will not appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday for questioning in the politically explosive mineral company ‘monthly payment’ (Masappadi) case.Citing health issues, Veena informed the central agency through an email that she would be unable to appear as scheduled and sought another date for questioning.Veena also assured the ED that she was ready to provide all …
Thiruvananthapuram, June 9 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) is looking at a significant internal reset following its sharp electoral setback in Kerala, with the state leadership acknowledging the need for a course correction after a high-level review meeting that concluded here.The discussions come at a time when the party is simultaneously facing political criticism, administrative scrutiny, and legal pressure involving senior leaders and close associates of the leadership.At the c…
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) At least 15 CPI(M) workers were injured and six were arrested after a clash broke out between party workers and police in the Jadavpur area of South Kolkata during a protest against a hawker eviction drive at the railway station.The clash occurred on Sunday night, and on Monday members of the CPI(M)’s student wing, Student’s Federation of India (SFI), protested against the police lathi-charge outside Jadavpur University campus, demanding the immediate release of those ar…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 8 (IANS) As the INDIA bloc meeting is set to begin in New Delhi, CPI(M) General Secretary M.A. Baby on Monday said he will not attend the meeting, but added that this did not mean that the party is disassociating from the opposition bloc. This comes as many key allies of the alliance, including DMK, JMM and CPI(M), have either chosen to boycott it or vent ire over the grand old party’s moves.Speaking to IANS, the CPI(M) General Secretary said, “The INDIA bloc meeting i…
Kolkata, June 7 (IANS) The Bengal Police on Sunday arrested Mohammad Jasimuddin, a Trinamool Congress councillor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), on charges of molestation and harassment of a minor girl. With this, a total of eight Trinamool Congress councillors of KMC have been arrested over various charges since the change of government in the state.Jasimuddin is a Trinamool councillor of ward number 39 in Jorasanko area in central Kolkata. He was arrested from his house in the afternoo…