Congress disputes Vellappally’s charge that power struggle for future CM’s post embroiled party leadership
3 months ago

Congress disputes Vellappally’s charge that power struggle for future CM’s post embroiled party leadership

The Hindu  

The Congress on Sunday sought to dispel Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan’s imputation that a behind-the-scenes power struggle for the prospective post of Chief Minister after the Assembly elections in 2026 had consumed the party’s top leadership. Mr. Natesan stirred the pot last week by suggesting that Congress Working Committee member and former Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala was the best suited for the post compared to other “competing” party leaders, including Leader of the Opposition V.D. Mr. Natesan’s comment appeared to assume some political significance as it came soon after the influential Nair Service Society invited Mr. Chennithala to deliver the keynote address at the Mannam Jayanti celebration at its headquarters at Perunna in Kottayam district. Venugopal, MP, fielded reporters’ questions about the “nascent political import” of NSS’s “olive branch” to Mr. Chennithala.

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Congress issues stern warning to Kerala leaders: Follow party line or face action
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Congress issues stern warning to Kerala leaders: Follow party line or face action

India Today  

Amid the ongoing rumblings in its Kerala unit and close on the heels of a row over party MP Shashi Tharoor's recent remarks, the Congress leadership on Friday issued a stern warning to all its leaders and said that strict disciplinary action would be taken against those making statements that deviate from the party's stance. The Congress leadership, including president …

V.D. Satheesan counters Kerala CM’s witticism about alleged leadership power struggles in Congress
1 month, 3 weeks ago

V.D. Satheesan counters Kerala CM’s witticism about alleged leadership power struggles in Congress

The Hindu  

Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Mr. Satheesan’s comment at a press conference on Thursday was a political riposte to Mr. Vijayan’s attempt at witticism about an alleged power struggle within the Congress over the prospective position of Chief Minister after the 2026 Assembly polls. The welcoming speaker ignited an unscripted chain of events by stating, apparently off the cuff, …

Chennithala, Satheesan put up united face amid reports of infighting
2 months ago

Chennithala, Satheesan put up united face amid reports of infighting

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a public show of unity, apparently orchestrated to dispel the popular notion of a bitter feud brewing between them, Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan and senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala buried the hatchet and displayed mutual warmth at a joint press meet on Wednesday. Referring to Excise Minister M B Rajesh’s jibe that both the leaders were …

KPCC PAC dismisses propaganda that Congress leaders were locked in a power struggle for prospective Chief Ministership
2 months, 1 week ago

KPCC PAC dismisses propaganda that Congress leaders were locked in a power struggle for prospective Chief Ministership

The Hindu  

The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee’s Political Affairs Committee, which convened here on Sunday, accused the Communist Party of India and a section of the media of propagandising that Congress leaders were locked in a power struggle for prospective Chief Ministership. SNDP Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan arguably sparked controversy recently by opining that at least four top Congress leaders were …

K.C. Venugopal questions Ministers’ meek response to Opposition tirade against CM
2 months, 2 weeks ago

K.C. Venugopal questions Ministers’ meek response to Opposition tirade against CM

The Hindu  

AICC General Secretary K.C. Mr. Venugopal, who attended the TPCC Political Affairs Committee meeting held at Gandhi Bhavan, the party headquarters on Wednesday evening, specifically wanted the Ministers and senior leaders to effectively counter the tirade against the Chief Minister. His remarks assumes significance in wake of the opposition BRS leadership launching a direct attack on the Chief Minister and …

CM wishlist: Congress on sticky wicket as community leaders flex muscles
2 months, 3 weeks ago

CM wishlist: Congress on sticky wicket as community leaders flex muscles

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: With the assembly elections less than one-and-a-half years away, heads of various community organisations from NSS to SNDP Yogam have made their positions clear as to who they would back as chief minister, in the event of a win by Congress-led UDF. It all started when former home minister and former KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala visited the head offices …

Maintain strong relations with all community outfits, don't oppose their views: Cong's Chennithala
3 months ago

Maintain strong relations with all community outfits, don't oppose their views: Cong's Chennithala

Hindustan Times  

Thiruvananthapuram, Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Sunday said he has always maintained good ties with all community organisations. “As KPCC president, Leader of the Opposition, and Home Minister, I always maintained good relations with all community organisations, which is essential for a public servant,” Chennithala told media. Responding to a query about SNDP Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan's remarks, …

Congress accuses Kerala CM Vijayan of acting with "dictatorial mindset"
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress accuses Kerala CM Vijayan of acting with "dictatorial mindset"

Deccan Chronicle  

Kannur: The opposition Congress in Kerala on Wednesday accused the ruling CPI of being "intolerant" towards other political parties and denying them the freedom to freely function even in the home village of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The Marxist party and CM Vijayan were acting with a "dictatorial mindset", which is unacceptable, Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan told reporters …

Ayodhya Ram temple | Congress national leadership should take decisive stand on participation, says KPCC president K. Sudhakaran
1 year, 2 months ago

Ayodhya Ram temple | Congress national leadership should take decisive stand on participation, says KPCC president K. Sudhakaran

The Hindu  

Amidst invitations extended to top party leaders for the consecration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president K. Sudhakaran has called for the national leadership to take a decisive stand on the Congress’s participation in the event on January 22, 2024. Speaking to the media in Kannur on December 28, Mr. Sudhakaran said that the party’s …

Top political leaders react to Dhankhar mimicry row
1 year, 3 months ago

Top political leaders react to Dhankhar mimicry row

Live Mint  

Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee drew criticism from several Bharatiya Janata Party leaders over a video showing him mimicking Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar. Meanwhile, BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu, condemned Banerjee's actions. Former vice president M Venkaiah Naidu said, “The offices of the President, Vice President and Speaker, are Constitutional …

Fronts accuse each other of running a recriminatory campaign at Puthuppally
1 year, 6 months ago

Fronts accuse each other of running a recriminatory campaign at Puthuppally

The Hindu  

Even as development emerged a major poll plank in the final stages of the campaign for the byelection to the Puthuppally Assembly Constituency, the major political fronts continued to accuse each other of running a highly recriminatory campaign. Satheesan accused the Communist Party of India of personally targeting the family members of the former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, the Left …

Ramesh Chennithala sent to sort out differences in Maharashtra Congress
2 years, 1 month ago

Ramesh Chennithala sent to sort out differences in Maharashtra Congress

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: After the recent infighting among top Maharashtra Congress leaders, the party has appointed Ramesh Chennithala to assess the situation and submit its report to the president Mallikarjun Kharge. “Congress president has deputed Ramesh Chennithala to assess the latest political situation in Maharashtra and report to him, with immediate effect,” states a letter issued by KC Venugopal, general secretary, Congress. …

Congress ridicules KCR’s ‘save democracy’ remarks
2 years, 4 months ago

Congress ridicules KCR’s ‘save democracy’ remarks

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Congress leaders fumed at Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao for his appeal to “save democracy” from the “destabilising governments in different states,” while he had encouraged Opposition MLAs to switch parties. Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, former PCC president Ponnala Laxmaiah said that Chandrashekar Rao had admitted 43 MPs, MLAs and MLCs into the TRS fold in the last eight …

Congress cannot progress with 'sycophancy culture': Ramachandran
3 years ago

Congress cannot progress with 'sycophancy culture': Ramachandran

India TV News  

Highlights Ramachandran came out strongly against the "sycophancy culture" in Congress Ramachandran was a seven-term MP and Congress' Kerala unit President Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister, Mullappally Ramachandran, on Sunday came out strongly against the "sycophancy culture" in the party. Ramachandran, who was a seven-term MP and Congress' Kerala unit President, also said that there have to be …

Congress-Prashant Kishor relationship sours
3 years, 5 months ago

Congress-Prashant Kishor relationship sours

The Hindu  

The Congress and election strategist Prashant Kishor’s public sparring over the grand old party’s prospects of political revival triggered a war of words between Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and the Trinamool Congress. Priyanka’s arrest Though he didn’t name any leader in his tweet, the obvious reference is to the buzz that Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s arrest in …

Kannur strongman K Sudhakaran is new Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee chief
3 years, 9 months ago

Kannur strongman K Sudhakaran is new Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee chief

Hindustan Times  

The All India Congress Committee on Tuesday appointed K Sudhakaran, a member of parliament from Kannur, as president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee after intense deliberations, the party said in a statement. Kannur strongman K Sudhakaran is new Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee chief “I know it is a big challenge. Following the defeat in the recently-held assembly elections, opposition …

Kannur MP K Sudhakaran Appointed Chief of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee
3 years, 9 months ago

Kannur MP K Sudhakaran Appointed Chief of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee

News 18  

The Congress appointed party MP K Sudhakaran as the president of its Kerala unit on Tuesday. The party also appointed three working presidents — K Suresh, P T Thomas and T Siddique — in the revamped Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee. “The Congress president has appointed K Sudhakaran, MP, as the president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee with immediate effect. …

Congress Declares VD Satheesan As Opposition Leader In Kerala
3 years, 10 months ago

Congress Declares VD Satheesan As Opposition Leader In Kerala

ABP News  

Thiruvananthapuram: Congress on Saturday declared that VD Satheesan as the opposition leader in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. After thoroughly examining the reports of Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress leader in the Rajya Sabha, and AICC general secretary MA Vaidyalingam, the party High Command has decided that the state would need a change in leadership of the opposition. According to reports, the Congress …

VP M Venkaiah Naidu for constructive debate on CAA
5 years, 2 months ago

VP M Venkaiah Naidu for constructive debate on CAA

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu called for an enlightened and constructive debate on issues, such as CAA, NRC and NPR, asking people to study the three in-depth and fully understand their background before reacting to any issue. Speaking at the birth centenary celebrations of Dr Marri Channa Reddy, the Vice-President said violence and democracy cannot go together. Eliminating corruption, decentralising …

After ‘That Woman’ Jibe at UDF Candidate, LDF Leader Takes U-Turn
5 years, 11 months ago

After ‘That Woman’ Jibe at UDF Candidate, LDF Leader Takes U-Turn

The Quint  

He then claimed that he would never hurt women. The controversial statement by the LDF convener had met with heavy criticism from all corners including from former Kerala CM, Oommen Chandy and Mullappally Ramachandran, the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president. Condemning the remark made by the LDF convener against her, Ramya said that this remark comes at a time when …

Meet with Arunachal Congress rebels fails
9 years, 1 month ago

Meet with Arunachal Congress rebels fails

The Hindu  

After a long wait, Congress leaders from Arunachal Pradesh, who rebelled against their own party leader and State Chief Minister Nabam Tuki, met Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday. The meeting, however, ended up in a gridlock with dissident leaders demanding sacking of Mr.Tuki along with the party general secretary for Arunachal Pradesh, V.Narayanaswami. A dissident leader told The Hindu …

Chennithala, Muraleedharan likely to contest
14 years ago

Chennithala, Muraleedharan likely to contest

News 18  

Thiruvananthapuram: In an important development for the UDF in Kerala, KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala is expected to contest the assembly polls, setting aside the normal practice of state unit heads keeping off the electoral fray for organisational reasons. The Congress’s calculations of striking a communal balancing in selection of UDF candidates has been upset to a certain extent by the …

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