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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New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, July 14 (IANS) For the first time since the Left Democratic Front’s crushing defeat in the Kerala Assembly elections, the CPI-M national leadership has publicly acknowledged that mistakes were made in the party’s electoral strategy, particularly in the selection of candidates. Emerging from the party’s three-day Central Committee meeting in New Delhi, CPI-M General Secretary M.A. Baby on Tuesday stopped short of naming individuals but made it clear that the party wa…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 13 (IANS) Football is often celebrated as the ultimate team sport, built on discipline, coordination and respect for rules. No player, however talented, can win a match alone. Success depends on trust, teamwork and a shared commitment to a common goal.It was this spirit that CPI(M) General Secretary M.A. Baby invoked during the party’s recent Central Committee meeting in New Delhi when he reminded colleagues that “football is a team game” and progress comes through colle…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Opposition leaders on Thursday attacked Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath after the latter accused Samajwadi Party (SP) and Congress of “favouring graveyards” and opposing the developmental works of Hindu temples.Addressing a public gathering in the state’s Banda district, CM Adityanath said: “They (Congress and SP) have made criticising Hindu traditions and Sanatana Dharma the sole purpose of their lives. They do not want to see a glorious and developed India…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 6 (IANS) With the CPI(M) Central Committee set to meet in New Delhi later this week, all eyes are on whether the party leadership can defuse the unprecedented rebellion brewing in its once impregnable Kannur bastion, where expelled veterans continue to challenge the leadership in public.The meeting assumes added significance amid growing disquiet within the party.While the CPI(M) had earlier endorsed Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and State Secretary M.V. Govindan to co…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The controversy surrounding irregularities in Ram Mandir donations intensified on Monday after President of the All India Imam Association, Maulana Sajid Rashidi, said that the “plunder of faith” is more dangerous than looting money.Maulana Sajid Rashidi, while speaking on the Ram Mandir donation row, referred to past allegations and questioned the functioning of those associated with the temple trust.He claimed that earlier organisations linked to the movement had …
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, June 26 (IANS) The two-day meeting of the CPI(M) Politburo, which began on Friday in the national capital, assumes unusual significance as the party confronts the fallout of its worst electoral setback in Kerala, the only state where it had remained in power until the recent Assembly elections.While the leadership is expected to review the reasons for the defeat, the central question before the party remains whether it will finally fix political responsibility for t…
Agartala, June 19 (IANS) Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary M.A. Baby on Friday said all constituent parties of the opposition INDIA bloc must undertake honest and sincere introspection of the 2024 Lok Sabha election outcome to emerge as a stronger alternative to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Maintaining that the INDIA Bloc remains a viable platform to challenge the BJP and its allies, Baby said greater unity, realism and accommodation…
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…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) CPI-M General Secretary M.A. Baby and senior party leader Brinda Karat on Thursday criticised the raids conducted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the homes and offices of party leaders, including former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in Kerala, terming them “politically motivated”.”That is how the Enforcement Directorate (ED) behaves. They have carried out raids in nearly a dozen places,” Baby said.Responding to questions on the alleged attack by CPI-M activists…