Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 (IANS) The political slugfest between the ruling CPI(M) and the Congress-led Opposition intensified on Thursday, with Leader of the Opposition, V.D. Satheesan, launching a sharp counter-attack against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over allegations of a BJP-CPI(M) nexus.An hour after CM Vijayan’s Facebook post surfaced accusing the Congress of maintaining tacit links with the RSS, Satheesan rejected the claims and turned the charge back on the Chief Minister, alle…
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Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 19 (IANS) The release of the trailer of the controversial Hindi film ‘The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond’ which is a sequel to ‘The Kerala Story’ has triggered sharp political reactions in the country and particularly in Kerala, with leaders across parties trading charges over its content and intent.Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan described the film as a deliberate attempt to spread hatred against the state and undermine its secular foundations.He said Kerala’s social fabr…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 18 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday criticised the reported release of a sequel to the film The Kerala Story, alleging that it was part of a deliberate attempt to spread hatred against the state and undermine its secular fabric. In a statement, Vijayan said the first part of the film contained “blatant falsehoods, communal propaganda and anti-Kerala narratives,” and claimed that it had been rejected by the people of the state.He alleged that …
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) Bollywood actor Vicky Kaushal, who was last seen in ‘Chhaava’, is celebrating the centenary of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The actor attended the centenary celebrations of RSS, and told IANS, “First of all, I would like to congratulate RSS for completing its 100th anniversary. Today I got a chance to listen to Mohanji’s talks. This is the first time I have seen him face to face and listened to his talks. I am feeling very impressed. The talks were very pract…
Thiruvananthapuram Jan 31 (IANS) Cultural Affairs Minister Saji Cherian on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the makers of The Kerala Story 2, alleging that the teaser of the film was part of a planned attempt to spread communal hatred and undermine Kerala’s secular fabric. He said the State would resist such divisive efforts in a united manner.In a statement issued after the teaser of the second part of the controversial film was released, the Minister said the movie had been conceive…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 29 (IANS) Congress Working Committee member and former Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Thursday expressed serious concern over the growing disinterest of young people in politics and an increasing reluctance among educated youth to remain in Kerala, often described as “God’s Own Country”.In his remarks at a function here, Antony said the trend was alarming and called for urgent introspection.He said that when the United Democratic Front (UDF) returns to power, it should…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 23 (IANS) A brutal assault on a Christian pastor in Odisha has triggered sharp political reactions across Kerala, with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan leading the condemnation and warning that the incident reflects a wider, systematic attack on India’s secular fabric.In a strongly worded post on X, Vijayan said forcing a human being to consume cow dung was a “deeply inhuman act” and not an isolated crime.He alleged that such violence was being emboldened by the “sil…
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 23 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly V.D. Satheesan on Friday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech in Thiruvananthapuram, alleging that it exposed the BJP’s election agenda in Kerala as being “purely communal” and rooted in divisive politics that would find no acceptance in the state.In a statement, soon after the Prime Minister’s speech in the state capital city, while addressing party workers, Satheesan, curre…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 20 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition (LoP) V.D. Satheesan on Tuesday mounted a sharp attack on the CPI(M), alleging that the controversial communal remarks made by State Fisheries Minister Saji Cherian were part of a “deliberate and pre-planned strategy” executed with the knowledge of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.LoP Satheesan said the sequence of events — from a briefing allegedly given by the Chief Minister’s PR agency to Delhi-based media, followed by t…
Kochi, Jan 19 (IANS) Launching a scathing attack on the ruling CPI(M), Leader of the Opposition (LoP), V.D. Satheesan, on Monday accused the party and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of consciously pushing Kerala towards dangerous communal polarisation, warning that such politics would irreparably damage the state’s secular foundations.Responding to recent remarks by senior CPI(M) leaders, including Minister Saji Cherian, LoP Satheesan said never before in Kerala’s political history had a co…