Thiruvananthapuram, July 1 (IANS) A surprise visit by former Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran to the official residence of Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on Wednesday has triggered political speculation, with the purpose of the meeting remaining unclear.Surendran, one of the tallest CPI(M) leaders in the state capital city, who arrived riding a scooter accompanied by another person, told waiting reporters that he had come to meet the minister with a recommendation on behalf of h…
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New Delhi/Kochi June 23 (IANS) With Union Minister George Kurian resigning after the BJP decided not to renew his Rajya Sabha term, attention has shifted to whether Kerala will get a new representative in the PM Narendra Modi-led Union Council of Ministers.Kurian submitted his resignation on Tuesday after completing his term in the Upper House, and President Droupadi Murmu accepted it.Sources said Kurian is likely to return to organisational responsibilities, with the BJP leader having expressed…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 20 (IANS) India’s transformation from a country once criticised globally for corruption and lack of vision to the world’s fifth-largest economy was the result of a decisive change in governance under the Narendra Modi government, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State president Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Saturday. Inaugurating the Navabharat Sadas, organised by the BJP as part of the celebrations marking 12 years of the Modi government, Chandrasekhar said the country, …
Thiruvananthapuram, June 14 (IANS) Kerala BJP leader, MLA and former Union Minister V. Muraleedharan on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan over his criticism of three Vice Chancellors who attended an RSS programme addressed by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, accusing the government of attempting to intimidate academics for participating in a lawful public event.Muraleedharan’s response came after Satheesan demanded that the Vice Chancellors a…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 3 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday criticised the UDF government’s policy address, alleging that it was a document prepared to mislead the people of Kerala and accused the Congress-led-UDF government of remaining silent on corruption allegations and the Sabarimala gold theft controversy. Addressing a press conference at the state BJP headquarters, BJP MLAs Rajeev Chandrasekhar, V. Muraleedharan and B.B. Gopakumar said the policy address failed to pres…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 2 (IANS) A routine function at a Kerala government-run tribal school in the state capital snowballed into a major political controversy on Monday after BJP MLA V. Muraleedharan was accused of humiliating students by allegedly scattering sweets on a table instead of handing them directly to the children. Taking umbrage after seeing the viral video, CPI(M) leader Sivankutty demanded an apology over the BJP MLA’s conduct at the tribal school function.The incident occurred d…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 21 (IANS) The stage is set for the first major political contest in the newly-constituted Kerala Legislative Assembly, with all three major fronts deciding to field candidates for Friday’s Speaker election even as the Congress-led UDF enjoys a comfortable numerical advantage in the House.While the Treasury Bench has a strength of 102 in the 140 member house, the Left has 35 and the BJP three.Senior Congress leader Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan is poised for victory as the…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 21 (IANS) The swearing-in of the newly elected members of the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly began on Thursday morning, marking the formal start of a House transformed by one of the biggest political upheavals in the state’s recent history.The proceedings commenced at 9 a.m. after Pro Tem Speaker G. Sudhakaran, who was sworn in by Kerala Governor Rajendra V. Arlekar on Wednesday, took his seat in the Assembly.Legislators were called in alphabetical order to take the o…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 5 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Union Minister, V. Muraleedharan, on Tuesday described his victory from the Kazhakkoottam Assembly constituency as an endorsement of “pro-people policies” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after defeating the CPI(M) leader and Minister Kadakampally Surendran by a narrow margin of 428 votes.Speaking to IANS, Muraleedharan said that his win marked a significant shift in Kerala’s political landscape, where the BJP-led ND…
Thiruvananthapuram/Kollam, May 4 (IANS) In a breakthrough moment for the BJP in Kerala, the party has secured three Assembly seats, capping its best-ever performance in the state till now with a dramatic, last-round victory in Kazhakootam.Former Union Minister, V. Muraleedharan, edged past two-time CPI(M) Legislator Kadakampally Surendran by a razor thin margin of just 265 votes, sealing a nail biting contest that went down to the final round of counting.Muraleedharan’s win completes a signifi…