New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, on Tuesday, welcomed the Supreme Court’s order that a person, who has converted to Christianity and continues to profess and practice the faith cannot claim the status of a Scheduled Caste. A Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and N.V. Anjaria said that “no person who professes a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism can be regarded as a member of the Scheduled Caste”, adding that conversion to any other religi…
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 (IANS) Kerala BJP President, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, on Thursday, remarked, “You have to be a sycophant if you have to be successful in the Congress.”Speaking to reporters, he said, “You can’t have it. Being in the Congress and having self-respect are two contradictions.”Chandrasekhar will contest from the Nemom constituency in the Kerala Assembly election, scheduled to be held on April 9 to elect a new 140-member Assembly. The results will be announced on May 4.He fur…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 4 (IANS) Amid rising tensions between Iran and Gulf nations, Kerala BJP President Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday accused the ruling Left and the Opposition Congress of ignoring the concerns of Malayali expatriates in GCC countries for the sake of what he described as “appeasement politics”.Chandrasekhar said Iran’s attacks on Gulf nations have direct implications for lakhs of families in Kerala, given the state’s deep economic and social links with the region.“Ig…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 18 (IANS) The Kerala BJP leadership has stepped up Assembly election preparations, drawing up a preliminary short list for 35 constituencies. The probable list, shaped at their state election committee meeting, will now be forwarded to the central leadership, with three names considered for each seat.While some constituencies may still see changes, key faces are already positioning themselves on the ground.State president Rajeev Chandrasekhar is set to contest from Nemom,…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Nominated Rajya Sabha member and Kerala BJP vice president C. Sadanandan Master has received a letter from Prime Minister Narendra Modi commending his moral courage and the conviction reflected in his remarks during the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address in the Upper House.Master had moved the Motion of Thanks on President Droupadi Murmu’s address in the Rajya Sabha on February 2, an intervention that sparked strong protests from opposition benches, particula…