Kannur, July 16 (IANS) For nearly two decades, K.K. Ragesh has been widely regarded as one of the closest political associates of veteran CPI(M) leader Pinarayi Vijayan. However, now Ragesh finds himself at the centre of growing discontent within the party.His steady rise through the party ranks from Students’ Federation of India (SFI) leader to Rajya Sabha member, then Private Secretary to the Chief Minister, and later Kannur district secretary, has often been attributed by both supporters and …
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Thiruvananthapuram, July 13 (IANS) Kerala’s much-publicised ‘Break the Chain’ Covid-19 campaign has come under fresh scrutiny after a Finance Department inspection reportedly uncovered serious procedural and financial irregularities in the implementation of the programme and recommended departmental disciplinary proceedings against former Social Security Mission Executive Director Dr Mohammed Asheel.According to the inspection report, the Rs 4.89-crore campaign was executed without adhering to m…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 10 (IANS) For a party that has long prided itself on iron discipline and collective responsibility, the CPI-M in Kerala is witnessing an unusually public display of dissent as its Central Committee meets on Saturday to deliberate on the crushing Assembly election defeat that ended the Left Democratic Front’s decade-long rule in the state.What began as an internal post-election review has now spilled into the public arena, with senior leaders openly contradicting one anot…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 25 (IANS) The Padma awards ceremony this week was a celebration of national achievement. However, in Kerala, it also revived a familiar question that surfaced when the honours were announced earlier this year: what happens when one of India’s highest civilian awards comes calling for a Communist icon such as V.S. Achuthanandan?The question has once again come into focus following the posthumous conferment of the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian award, o…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 23 (IANS) In a rare candid assessment from within the CPI-M leadership, Central Committee member K.K. Shailaja has described the party’s defeat in the Kerala Assembly elections as a serious setback and warned that the Left cannot ignore the organisational and political challenges that have emerged.In an article titled ‘A Comeback is Inevitable’ in the CPI-M’s ideological journal ‘Chintha’, Shailaja, a former state minister, said the defeat was not a routine elect…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 19 (IANS) The Assembly election defeat suffered by the CPI(M) has triggered an unprecedented internal revolt against the leadership of Pinarayi Vijayan and state secretary M.V. Govindan, with district committees, senior leaders and grassroots cadres openly demanding accountability, leadership change and a complete political reset within the party.From Alappuzha to Kannur, party meetings that once functioned under an atmosphere of unquestioned loyalty to Pinarayi Vijayan h…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 8 (IANS) The stunning electoral collapse of the CPI-M-led-Left Democratic Front in Kerala has triggered what is fast turning into the party’s most intense internal rebellion in recent years, with sharp criticism now openly directed against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, state Secretary M.V. Govindan and the party’s style of functioning.What was initially expected to be a routine post-poll review has instead snowballed into a rare public display of anger, frustration…
Kochi, May 5 (IANS) Kerala delivered a decisive and sweeping mandate in the Assembly elections, with the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) storming to power and dismantling the entrenched strongholds of the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) across the state. In an outcome marked by scale and symbolism, the UDF registered a clean sweep in five districts — Malappuram, Wayanad, Ernakulam, Kottayam and Idukki, leaving the LDF without a single seat in these regions.The LDF was further …
Kannur (Kerala), May 3 (IANS) Senior CPI-M leader and Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate from Peravoor constituency, K. K. Shailaja, on Sunday downplayed the ongoing debate over the possibility of a woman Chief Minister in Kerala, asserting that governance is defined by policy decisions rather than gender.Speaking to IANS, Shailaja said that while representation is important, leadership must ultimately be evaluated on the basis of vision, policies, and delivery.”Leadership is not about gender…
Kannur (Kerala), May 3 (IANS) Senior CPI-M leader and LDF candidate from Peravoor constituency, K K Shailaja, has expressed confidence in the Left Democratic Front securing a third consecutive term in Kerala, citing sustained development initiatives and expanded social welfare measures over the past decade.In an exclusive interview with IANS, Shailaja spoke on the LDF’s electoral prospects, the credibility of exit polls, her work during the Covid-19 pandemic, the BJP’s presence in Kerala, an…