Thiruvananthapuram, May 12 (IANS) Even before the dust settles on the Left Democratic Front’s (LDF) crushing electoral defeat in Kerala, fresh fault lines have begun surfacing within the alliance, with the simmering tensions between the Communist Party of India and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) now threatening to snowball into a major political confrontation.What began as an internal disagreement over the post of Deputy Leader of the Opposition has rapidly transformed into a larger ba…
Latest T.P. Ramakrishnan News & Updates
Perambra (Kerala), April 3 (IANS) The controversy over an alleged communal campaign announcement in Perambra intensified on Friday, with CPI-M-led LDF candidate T.P. Ramakrishnan asserting that he has not received any notice from the Election Commission based on a complaint by the UDF.Breaking his silence after releasing the LDF’s constituency manifesto, Ramakrishnan maintained that no formal communication had reached him from the Returning Officer.He dismissed the allegations as attempts to v…
Perambra, April 3 (IANS) The election authorities have issued a notice to LDF convener and candidate T.P. Ramakrishnan in connection with the controversial campaign announcement in Perambra in Kerala’s Kozhikode district, intensifying the political heat in the constituency.The controversy came to light after a local resident, Mundakkandi Saleel, followed the announcement vehicle and recorded the audio.Senior CPI(M) leader Ramakrishnan is also the convenor of the ruling Left Front and is aiming f…
Perambra, April 3 (IANS) A fresh political controversy has erupted in Kerala’s Perambra Assembly constituency in Kozhikode district, with the United Democratic Front (UDF) alleging that the ruling CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) is resorting to communally charged campaign tactics to regain lost ground.The row centres on a controversial audio announcement allegedly broadcast from a campaign vehicle linked to LDF candidate T.P. Ramakrishnan, who is also the convenor of the ruling Left.The…