Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 16 (IANS) AICC General Secretary and MP K.C. Venugopal on Monday alleged that in Kerala, only those who engage in violence and looting on behalf of the CPI-M enjoy privileges.He said that police officers entrusted with maintaining law and order were being attacked, while the government was protecting DYFI activists who had assaulted a police officer when he was with his family.“This is an action that destroys the morale of the police force. Police officers are unable to…
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Thiruvananthapuram Feb 4 (IANS) Top Central and state Congress leaders gathered at the party’s Kerala headquarters on Wednesday for a cake-cutting ceremony to mark the 63rd birthday of party General Secretary, Organisation, K.C. Venugopal.Held in his absence, yet attended by virtually the entire top brass of the state Congress as well as leaders from outside, the event underlined the clout Venugopal wields within the party and also marked his five decades in public life.The presence of Congress …
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 4 (IANS) As Kerala moves closer to Assembly elections, State Transport Minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar is heading into the campaign trail facing mounting political headwinds, with controversy and signs of voter fatigue threatening to complicate his sixth straight contest from Pathanapuram.Now 59, Ganesh Kumar is preparing for another electoral battle in the constituency he has represented continuously since 2001.A film actor-turned-politician, he burst onto the political scene…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 3 (IANS) When the next Kerala Assembly elections are held, most likely in April–May, they will be the first polls in over five decades without Congress leader and former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.However, the candidates of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) are likely to begin their campaign from his grave in Puthupally.Among the Congress’s most popular faces, its most tireless campaigner and its most dependable vote mobiliser, Chandy, a two-time Chief …
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 24 (IANS) Karan Adani, Managing Director of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), on Saturday, said the Vizhinjam International Seaport is the largest investment ever committed by any business house in Kerala and will see an additional investment of Rs 16,000 crore.Speaking at the foundation stone-laying ceremony of Vizhinjam Port Phase-2, Karan Adani said the port has already made a global mark within a short period of commencing operations.”In just 15 months of…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 22 (IANS) A bitter political war of words has erupted between Kerala Transport Minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar and Congress MLA Chandy Oommen, with the exchange drawing in the legacies of their fathers and the state’s towering political figures — the late R. Balakrishna Pillai and former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.The sharp escalation comes amid renewed debate over the solar case and on the eve of crucial elections.Leading the attack, Ganesh Kumar on Thursday made explosiv…
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…
Kochi, Jan 19 (IANS) CWC member and legislator Ramesh Chennithala on Monday accused the ruling CPI(M) of attempting to create communal polarisation to secure votes ahead of the forthcoming Assembly elections, describing Minister Saji Cherian’s recent remarks as “serious and dangerous” and part of a deliberate political agenda. Speaking to the media here, Chennithala said Cherian’s comments, in which he cited the number of elected representatives from Kasaragod and Malappuram, came in the wake of…
Thiruvananthapuram Jan 13 (IANS) In a major political setback for Kerala’s ruling CPI-M, three-time former party MLA Ayisha Potty on Tuesday formally joined the Congress, sending shockwaves through the Left establishment and giving a morale boost to the Opposition ahead of the Assembly elections.A lawyer by profession, Potty represented the Kottarakara Assembly constituency for three consecutive terms, beginning in 2006, earning a reputation as a formidable grassroots leader.Her political journe…
Kochi, Jan 6 (IANS) Former Kerala Public Works Department (PWD) Minister and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) Vice-President, V.K. Ibrahim Kunju, passed away on Tuesday. Kunju, 73, was a four-time legislator but due to his ill-health he has been away from the public glare after 2021.He had been undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Kochi following a prolonged illness.Known across Kerala’s political spectrum as a soft-spoken and low-profile leader, Kunju carved out a distinct space for h…