Thiruvananthapuram, July 7 (IANS) The Kerala government has removed V.A. Arun Kumar, son of former Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan, from the post of Director of the Institute of Human Resources Development (IHRD), ending a tenure that had been mired in controversy over his eligibility.Prof. M.V. Rajesh, Principal of the IHRD College of Engineering at Poonjar, has been appointed as the new Director.Rajesh, an alumnus of IHRD, replaces Arun Kumar, who had been serving as Director-in-Charge for t…
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Thiruvananthapuram, June 25 (IANS) The Padma awards ceremony this week was a celebration of national achievement. However, in Kerala, it also revived a familiar question that surfaced when the honours were announced earlier this year: what happens when one of India’s highest civilian awards comes calling for a Communist icon such as V.S. Achuthanandan?The question has once again come into focus following the posthumous conferment of the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian award, o…
Kochi, June 20 (IANS) In a major development in the controversial microfinance irregularities case, the Vigilance Director has approved the first chargesheet against SNDP Yogam General Secretary Vellappally Natesan, marking a crucial step in a long-running probe involving one of Kerala’s prominent community leaders.The Vigilance department informed the Kerala High Court that the chargesheet has been finalised in connection with alleged financial irregularities in the disbursal of a Rs 10 lakh …
Thiruvananthapuram, June 3 (IANS) The dispute over the post of Deputy Leader of Opposition in Kerala has once again exposed the uneasy equation between the CPI(M) and CPI, the second-largest constituent of the Left Democratic Front, bringing back memories of earlier occasions when the smaller ally had a few times challenged the dominant party during the decade-long rule of Pinarayi Vijayan. A bilateral meeting between CPI(M) and CPI state secretaries on Wednesday ended without a solution, deepen…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 13 (IANS) In a matter of hours, Kerala will know the name of its next Chief Minister, bringing an end to days of intense suspense, closed-door negotiations and political manoeuvring within the Congress-led UDF.Whoever finally emerges from the high command’s deliberations will enter not merely the government secretariat, but also a distinguished and turbulent chapter of Kerala’s political history, as the 13th individual to occupy the state’s highest office since its …
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…
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…