Thiruvananthapuram, April 6 (IANS) With just days left for polling, Kerala’s high-voltage Assembly election campaign has entered its final stretch, setting the stage for a fiercely contested battle that could either ensure continuity of governance or trigger a power shift.The formal campaign will draw to a close at 6 p.m. on Tuesday after weeks of intense political activity across all 140 constituencies.Kerala goes to the polls on Thursday.All three fronts, the Left Democratic Front (LDF), the…
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Payyannur, March 30 (IANS) In a development that has injected fresh heat into the election battle in Payyannur, former CPI(M) leader, V. Kunjikrishnan, now a Congress-led UDF backed independent on Monday, publicly released what he claims is documentary evidence of fund misappropriation linked to a martyr’s relief collection.Taking to social media on Monday, Kunjikrishnan shared bank statements and internal account records to substantiate his allegation that Rs 5 lakh was diverted from the ‘Com…
Kochi, March 28 (IANS) The Sabarimala gold theft case has returned to the centre of Kerala’s political discourse, with the Opposition intensifying its attack on the ruling LDF and demanding accountability from the government.With the April 9 Assembly election campaign peaking, the Sabarimala gold scam has emerged as one of the principal campaign planks of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) against the ruling Left government.Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan on Saturday questi…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 12 (IANS) Monalisa Bhosle, who recently went viral during the Kumbh Mela, on Thursday dismissed allegations that her interfaith marriage amounted to ‘love jihad’, calling out such claims as false and misleading.Addressing a press conference here in the state capital city a day after her wedding took place here at a temple, Monalisa said the marriage had been portrayed incorrectly by sections of the media, particularly some Hindi outlets which alleged religious conversio…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 11 (IANS) In a dramatic culmination to a day of high tension and public attention, viral ‘Kumbh beauty’ Monalisa Bhosle on Wednesday evening married her boyfriend Farman Khan at a local temple in Poovar, a coastal suburb of Thiruvananthapuram.The simple ceremony took place around 5.45 p.m., only hours after the couple had approached the Thampanoor Police Station seeking protection following opposition from the woman’s family.Present on the occasion was M. V. Govin…
Alappuzha, March 11 (IANS) Veteran CPI(M) leader G. Sudhakaran has set off a fresh round of political speculation in Kerala after launching his own WhatsApp media group on Wednesday, a day before he is scheduled to address a press conference at his residence. Efforts to pacify him failed even after general secretary M.A. Baby and state secretary M.V. Govindan tried their bit. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who was in the district to inaugurate a bridge, also did not visit Sudhakaran’s hom…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 6 (IANS) The Kerala unit of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is facing an unusual phase of internal dissent ahead of the crucial Assembly elections, posing a challenge to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan as he seeks a historic third-consecutive term in office.In what observers describe as a rare development for the otherwise tightly disciplined party, a series of exits and public disagreements have surfaced in recent weeks, denting the CPI(M)’s image of organisat…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 5 (IANS) In an embarrassment to Kerala’s ruling CPI-M, veteran leader G. Sudhakaran has refused to yield to reconciliation efforts by the party leadership, rejecting state Secretary M.V. Govindan’s request to renew his party membership.Despite the outreach, Sudhakaran reiterated that he would not renew his membership.While senior leaders, including party General Secretary M.A. Baby, have responded in a manner aimed at accommodating Sudhakaran and keeping him within the …
Alappuzha (Kerala), March 4 (IANS) Veteran CPI-M leader and former Kerala Minister G. Sudhakaran has sharply escalated his confrontation with the party leadership, announcing that he will not renew his membership during the ongoing scrutiny process, a move widely seen as a prelude to his exit from the party.In a strongly worded Facebook post, the 75-year-old Sudhakaran alleged sustained neglect and humiliation after he was shifted from the State Committee in 2022 to function as a branch committe…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 4 (IANS) Kerala’s ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist enters a decisive phase this week as its State Secretariat and Committee convene on Thursday and Friday to finalise candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections.According to a senior party leader who spoke on condition of anonymity, the two-day deliberations will produce a draft list that will be forwarded to the 14 district committees for discussions at various organisational levels.The feedback will then retu…