Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 27 (IANS) Kerala Health Minister Veena George has become a subject of ridicule before the people of the state, Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan said on Friday.“People laugh at the very mention of her name,” Satheesan told reporters in Adoor.He alleged that the CPI-M was unleashing violence across Kerala by widely propagating what he termed a blatant falsehood that Health Minister Veena George was injured during a KSU protest at Kannur on Wednesday.“A bomb was hur…
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New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 27 (IANS) The political future of several senior leaders including two-time former Finance Minister Thomas Isaac, sitting Legislator K.K. Shailaja, 80-year-old Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Politburo member A. Vijayaraghavan is expected to become clearer as the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) meeting began in New Delhi on Friday.With candidate selection high on the agenda, discussions are likely to centre on whether senior leade…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 26 (IANS) In a significant recalibration ahead of the Assembly polls, the CPI(M) has dropped actor-turned-Legislator Mukesh, a two-time MLA from Kollam, from its list of sitting members set to be renominated.The move comes even as the party clears a majority of key ministers, underscoring a selective approach to continuity and change.Among those who have received the green signal are senior ministers including M.B. Rajesh, Saji Cherian, O.R. Kelu, P. Rajeeve, K.N. Balagop…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 26 (IANS) The political storm over the alleged assault on state Health Minister Veena George intensified on Thursday after the Youth Congress filed a formal complaint with the State Police Chief against Kerala Legislative Assembly Speaker A.N. Shamseer, accusing him of spreading a “false narrative” that the activists had attacked the minister at Kannur railway station.The complaint contends that Shamseer, who was not present at the exact spot where the alleged inciden…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 21 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) is expected to decide on first probable list of candidates on Saturday at its 17-member State Secretariat meeting that commenced here. The meeting marks the initial stage of the party’s internal selection process as it prepares for the upcoming Assembly elections.As per party procedure, the Secretariat will first decide which among its own members should enter the fray.Once a decision is arrived at, the proposed names will …
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 19 (IANS) In a significant political development ahead of the Assembly elections, CPI(M) leader P. K. Sasi has resigned as Chairman of the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC), following mounting pressure from within the party. The CPI-M’s Palakkad district leadership had long been demanding the former MLA’s removal, but the state leadership had initially refrained from acting.However, with CPI(M) State Secretary M. V. Govindan reportedly taking a firm stand agai…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 19 (IANS) With the Kerala Assembly elections fast approaching, the CPI(M)’s social media machinery tasked with spearheading the party’s digital campaign has been hit by a major internal rupture, exposing unease within the ranks over strategy and leadership.Senior journalists K.V. Sudhakaran, K. Mohandas, and E.S. Subhash, all former journalists of Deshabhimani, the party organ, have resigned from the CPI(M)’s social media team. Their exit is understood to be in prot…
Palakkad (Kerala), Feb 17 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan on Tuesday asserted that the Kerala High Court’s intervention against the Pinarayi Vijayan government’s Nava Kerala Survey had validated the charges consistently raised by the Opposition, alleging large-scale misuse of public funds for electioneering.Satheesan said the survey was conceived as a political exercise to project the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist’s (CPI-M) achievements ahead of elections.He alleged t…
Kochi, Feb 17 (IANS) The Kerala High Court, in its order on Tuesday staying the Nava Kerala Survey, made serious observations against the CPI(M) headed by State Secretary M.V. Govindan. It also came down heavily on the Kerala government.The Division Bench pointed out that the party appeared to have had prior knowledge of the survey.The court questioned how the party came to know about a government decision in advance and noted that no credible explanation was offered in this regard.Before the go…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 16 (IANS) What was intended to be a politically resonant moment during the CPI(M)’s development march in Balussery near Kozhikode has snowballed into controversy, with allegations of staged optics and sharp satire from actor-director Joy Mathew.The episode centres on visuals of an elderly man, Moideen, handing over Rs 2,000 to CPI(M) state secretary M. V. Govindan during the march in Kozhikode district last week.In the widely circulated clip, Moideen is heard saying the…