Thiruvananthapuram, April 11 (IANS) As Kerala awaits election results, one figure looms larger than any other in the state’s political landscape, Pinarayi Vijayan. Now 80, the veteran CPI(M) leader is seeking a historic third-consecutive term as Chief Minister, a feat no leader in Kerala’s political history has achieved.Vijayan’s political style has always been defined by a tough, no-nonsense demeanor, markedly different from his Congress counterparts.Leaders like K. Karunakaran, A.K. Anto…
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Alappuzha (Kerala), April 4 (IANS) Rebel CPI-M leader G. Sudhakaran, a former cabinet and party colleague of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, on Saturday launched a sharp attack against him, rejecting claims of his patronage, and asserting his own long-standing political legacy within the Communist movement.A four-time CPI-M legislator and once among the most popular leaders from Alappuzha, considered one of the party’s strongest bastions after Kannur, Sudhakaran said he has spent 63 ye…
Alappuzha (Kerala), March 12 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Thursday issued its first strong response to veteran leader G. Sudhakaran after he indicated plans to contest the Assembly election as an independent from Ambalappuzha, ending a party association spanning more than six decades.Alappuzha district secretary of CPI(M), R. Nazar, said the party had been “very considerate” towards the former minister even after he was replaced as the party candidate in Ambalappuzha.Acco…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 24 (IANS) Constituted on May 3, 2021, the 15th Kerala Assembly on Tuesday came to a close. It was a term that combined Legislative productivity with intense political engagement.More than 16 Assembly sessions spanning 204 sitting days, the House met for 1,192 hours and 23 minutes, averaging nearly six hours a day, despite periodic disruptions.In proportion to its sitting days, the 140-member Kerala Assembly passed the highest number of laws in the state’s history.Of the 1…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 18 (IANS) V.A. Arun Kumar, son of veteran CPI(M) leader V.S. Achuthanandan, has clarified his position amid speculation over a possible candidature from Malampuzha, even as dramatic political developments unfolded in Kerala’s Palakkad.Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Arun Kumar said his family has always remained committed to the party and would abide by whatever decision it takes.He maintained that he has not so far considered contesting and that the party has not hel…
Palakkad (Kerala), Feb 11 (IANS) Palakkad is bracing for dramatic political realignments that could unsettle Kerala’s electoral landscape ahead of the Assembly polls.Reports suggest that senior CPI-M leader P.K. Sasi and prominent BJP leader Prameela Sasidharan are in active talks to join the Congress, with the latter keen to engineer a high-voltage political moment when Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan’s ‘Puthuyuga Yatra’ reaches the district.The Congress camp is said to have ass…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 10 (IANS) With the Kerala Assembly elections round the corner, the list of political turncoats likely to enter the fray is steadily growing.What is striking this time is that the churn is hitting the CPI(M), a party that for years benefited from high-profile crossovers from the Congress party.The names doing the rounds include two former three-time CPI(M) MLAs, a two-time Left-leaning Independent legislator, and a long-time personal assistant of V.S. Achuthanandan.Such a …
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 5 (IANS) V.A. Arunkumar, son of legendary Communist leader V.S. Achuthanandan, has dropped strong hints that the Padma Vibhushan award conferred posthumously on his father might not be accepted by the family.On Thursday night, taking to his social media account, Arunkumar posted the January 29-dated letter from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs informing him of the award conferred on his father.However, in his brief note, he wrote: “We have been informed by the Union M…
Kannur (Kerala), Feb 4 (IANS) Expelled CPI-M veteran V. Kunjikrishnan on Wednesday sharpened his attack on the party leadership by releasing his book, alleging financial irregularities in the funds of the Kerala unit, in Payyannur, a town widely seen as the Left’s ideological citadel in Kannur district.The event, attended by a large crowd, was held under tight police security following a protection order granted by the Kerala High Court last week.Kunjikrishnan was expelled from the CPI-M’s prima…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 31 (IANS) As he approaches 81, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan stands at a pivotal juncture in his political career. Having already scripted history by becoming Kerala’s first Chief Minister to secure two consecutive terms, Vijayan now faces a far more complex terrain — one where authority, longevity, and voter fatigue intersect.His rise to the top was itself unconventional.In 2016, Vijayan did not lead the Left Democratic Front’s campaign; that role belonged …