Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 2 (IANS) The Congress on Monday intensified its attack on the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Kerala government by launching a website and releasing a charge sheet under the banner of the ‘Kadakku Purathu’ campaign, reviving a phrase that has come to symbolise his combative relationship with the media and critics.The campaign derives its name from a 2017 incident when Chief Minister Vijayan abruptly told journalists to “Kadakku Purathu” (Malayalam for “get out”) during a peace m…
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Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 31 (IANS) Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan on Saturday took a swipe at Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over the State government’s insistence on the proposed Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project, accusing the government of pushing announcements without adequate studies as it nears the end of its decade-long tenure.Satheesan alleged that the Chief Minister was displaying undue stubbornness and resorting to publicity-driven project announcements. He recalled th…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 30 (IANS) Noted technocrat E. Sreedharan on Friday launched a stinging attack on the Kerala government’s newly-announced Thiruvananthapuram–Kasaragod Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project, calling it impractical, technically flawed and a sheer waste of public money, in an apparent rebuttal to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s remarks a day earlier.Sreedharan said the RRTS proposal had no real utility for Kerala and was inferior even to a semi-high-speed rail …
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 25 (IANS) The CPI(M) on Sunday reiterated its full support for the ongoing investigation into the Sabarimala gold theft case, rejecting allegations by the Congress that the Kerala government was attempting to derail the probe by influencing the Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the High Court.Speaking to the media, CPI(M) State Secretary M.V. Govindan said the party’s position on the issue had been consistent from the very beginning. “We have supported the…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 22 (IANS) What began as a brief moment in the kitchen of a Kerala household during a CPI(M) door-to-door campaign has snowballed into a political and social media storm, turning an ordinary domestic gesture into a contested political symbol ahead of the Assembly elections.The incident occurred when CPI(M) General Secretary M.A. Baby, while visiting a family in Thrissur as part of the Left Front’s grassroots outreach, walked into the kitchen and began washing his plate a…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 20 (IANS) Leader of Opposition (LoP) V.D. Satheesan on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Pinarayi Vijayan government’s policy address, calling it a document “stuffed with false claims and half-truths” that exposed the administration’s failure and deep financial distress.Speaking after Governor Rajendra V. Arlekar concluded the 112-minute address, LoP Satheesan said the policy statement amounted to an admission of fiscal collapse.He pointed out that the Ker…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 8 (IANS) With Assembly elections fast approaching in Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, known for his guarded and often adversarial relationship with the media, appears to be recalibrating his public engagement strategy.After nearly a decade marked by minimal interaction and tight control over access, the Chief Minister has begun briefing the media more frequently, signalling a noticeable shift in style as the political temperature rises.When Pinarayi Vijayan assume…
Palakkad, Jan 6 (IANS) Even as the CPI remains the second-largest ally in the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala, relations between the two Communist parties have been visibly strained for some time now.What had largely remained simmering discontent has increasingly begun to spill into the open, underscored by sharp public remarks from CPI(M) Palakkad district secretariat member S. Ajayakumar, who launched a scathing attack on the CPI at a public meeting in Mannoor, Otta…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 2 (IANS) The Nava Kerala Survey, being conducted by the Kerala government at a cost of Rs 20 crore, is nothing more than an instrument for the CPI(M)’s political campaign aimed at the forthcoming Assembly elections, senior Congress leader Cherian Philip said on Friday.He said the selection of an 85,000-strong volunteer force to carry out the survey was done through local CPI(M) units.He alleged that what is being projected as a government initiative is, in effect, a mass …
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 1 (IANS) Political sparring over the Sabarimala gold theft case intensified on Thursday, with State Local Self-Government Minister M.B. Rajesh launching a sharp counter-attack against Opposition Leader V.D. Satheesan, even as UDF convener and Congress Lok Sabha member Adoor Prakash reiterated that he has not been summoned by the Special Investigation Team (SIT).Responding to Satheesan’s allegations against the SIT, Rajesh said the Opposition leader had “performed a co…