Despite loss, Metro-man E Sreedharan keeps poll promise of ‘power for all’
3 years, 10 months ago

Despite loss, Metro-man E Sreedharan keeps poll promise of ‘power for all’

Op India  

Despite facing defeat in the recent Kerala Assembly elections, E Sreedharan, fondly known as ‘Metro man’ has fulfilled his poll promise of getting power connections for the people in his constituency. In accordance with the promise he made to his constituents, Sreedharan on May 18 wrote a cheque of Rs 81,525 in the name of the Assistant Engineer, KSEB, Kalpathy, to clear the arrears of the Scheduled Caste families in Palakkad whose power connections were disconnected due to non-payment of dues. During campaigning for the Kerala Assembly elections, the 88-year-old technocrat had assured the residents of Palakkad Municipality’s Maduraveeran colony that “whether or not he wins, all families in the area will get power connections”. On March 4, 2021, the Bharatiya Janata Party announced that E Sreedharan would be the party’s chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections.

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BJP national leadership backs Kerala state chief, despite Palakkad loss
3 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP national leadership backs Kerala state chief, despite Palakkad loss

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party national leadership unequivocally supported Kerala state president K Surendran, putting an end to speculations about resignations and reshuffling in the southern state unit. Senior BJP leader and the party’s Kerala in-charge Prakash Javadekar, in a post on X said: “BJP has given a good fight in recently concluded by-elections in Kerala. We will win Palakkad and …

Palakkad bypoll aftermath: Will K Surendran step down as Kerala BJP chief?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Palakkad bypoll aftermath: Will K Surendran step down as Kerala BJP chief?

India Today  

In the aftermath of the BJP’s electoral defeat in Palakkad assembly by-election, Kerala state president K Surendran has come under fire. Surendran also drew comparisons to past elections, noting that V Muraleedharan faced no resignation calls when BJP secured just 2,000 votes in Piravom during his tenure as state president. DRASTIC DROP IN VOTE SHARE In the recent by-poll, BJP’s …

How Kerala bypolls have become a campaign of controversies
4 months, 1 week ago

How Kerala bypolls have become a campaign of controversies

India Today  

Kerala is not debating developmental issues but rather controversies as campaigning picks up for the bypolls to the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, from where Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi is looking to make her parliamentary debut, and the Chelakkara and Palakkad assembly constituencies. The party’s K. Radhakrishnan won the seat in the 2021 state election whereas in Palakkad, the Left was …

LoK Sabha elections: BJP gains a foothold in Kerala even as results bring cheer to UDF and cold comfort for LDF
9 months, 2 weeks ago

LoK Sabha elections: BJP gains a foothold in Kerala even as results bring cheer to UDF and cold comfort for LDF

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push to gain a toehold for the BJP in South India paid off surprisingly in Kerala, with the party’s celebrity candidate, Suresh Gopi, stomping to a stunning victory in the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency. Kerala Election Results 2024 LIVE updates In the hindsight, Mr. Modi’s electioneering travel pattern in South India made political sense. The ruling …

Kerala General Election 2024 full schedule | All you need to know about the Lok Sabha election in Kerala
11 months ago

Kerala General Election 2024 full schedule | All you need to know about the Lok Sabha election in Kerala

The Hindu  

On March 16 the Election Commission of India announced that Kerala will host the 18th Lok Sabha elections on April 26. The Congress was able to keep its grounds in Kerala by winning 19 seats out of 20 in 17th Lok Sabha polls. For 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Left Democratic Parties, the Communist Party of India ) is contesting …

ELECTION 2024 | Political watchers say BJP has no chance in Kerala despite attempts to woo Christians
11 months ago

ELECTION 2024 | Political watchers say BJP has no chance in Kerala despite attempts to woo Christians

The Hindu  

Published : Apr 17, 2024 15:59 IST - 6 MINS READ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has often faced flak from detractors for making sweeping claims. But even by his standards, he seemed to be setting himself up for taunts when he said that in Kerala, thanks to “Modi ki guarantee”, he would work to “realise the dreams of Kerala”, and …

Analysing BJP’s focus seats in Kerala for 2024 general elections
1 year ago

Analysing BJP’s focus seats in Kerala for 2024 general elections

Hindustan Times  

The summer heat has turned extreme in Palakkad, which recorded 41.3 degrees Celsius on Tuesday. The same day, thousands of voters in the Kerala Lok Sabha constituency that shares a border with Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, came out on the streets to witness Prime Minister Narendra Modi's massive roadshow. He was accompanied by BJP state president K Surendran, the party's …

PM Modi to hold interactive meeting with 50 lakh party workers virtually in poll-bound Karnataka
1 year, 10 months ago

PM Modi to hold interactive meeting with 50 lakh party workers virtually in poll-bound Karnataka

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi would hold an interactive meeting with 50 lakh BJP workers virtually in poll-bound Karnataka on April 27. Party workers from 58,112 booths would join the meeting, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shobha Karandlaje told reporters here on Tuesday. PM Modi inaugurates India’s first water metro in Kerala’s Kochi Prime Minister Narendra Modi …

Metro man Sreedharan opposes Kerala govt's Silver Line project
3 years ago

Metro man Sreedharan opposes Kerala govt's Silver Line project

India Today  

E Sreedharan has criticised the Kerala government’s Silver Line semi-high speed project, saying the project has no specific outline and it will lead to environmental disasters. 'Metro man' Sreedharan said, "’Silver Line project has no specific outline other than on Google Maps." READ | Metro man Sreedharan quits politics, explains why BJP lost Kerala assembly election According to him, the …

Metroman E Sreedharan quits politics, says was never a politician
3 years, 3 months ago

Metroman E Sreedharan quits politics, says was never a politician

India Today  

‘Metroman’ E Sreedharan has quit active politics, less than a year after he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. “I was never a politician,” he said as he announced his exit from active politics, adding, “Not being active in politics does not mean I am leaving politics behind.” When announcing his entry to politics, E Sreedharan had even expressed interest in …

Kerala Elections 2021: BJP Secures Zero Seats, Trails Behind in Palakkad and Nemom
3 years, 10 months ago

Kerala Elections 2021: BJP Secures Zero Seats, Trails Behind in Palakkad and Nemom

News 18  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has faced a crushing defeat in the state of Kerala after it secured no seats in the 2021 Vidhan Sabha Elections. The party has trailed behind in Nemom, its only sitting seat as well as the constituency of Pallakad, where ‘Metro Man’ E Sreedharan was leading till the afternoon. Finance Minister of Kerala Thomas Isaac tweeted …

Kerala Election Results 2021: CM Vijayan Says 'Historic' Win Belongs to People, Metro Man E Sreedharan Loses in Palakkad
3 years, 10 months ago

Kerala Election Results 2021: CM Vijayan Says 'Historic' Win Belongs to People, Metro Man E Sreedharan Loses in Palakkad

News 18  

The Left Democratic Front, led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, scripted history by bucking the over four decade-old trend of alternate front governments in Kerala. Since Kerala is the only Left-ruled state in the country and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi led the Kerala campaign for his party, the outcome of this election is important for the political future of both …

Kerala Assembly election 2021 | Polling picks up pace in Kochi’s Kunnathunad
3 years, 11 months ago

Kerala Assembly election 2021 | Polling picks up pace in Kochi’s Kunnathunad

The Hindu  

In the Kunnathunad constituency, which is witnessing a four-cornered fight, 32.97% of voters have cast their vote a little over three hours after polling began. Party workers attributed this to the fact that booths with a larger number of voters have been split to form auxiliary booths to avoid crowding and maintain COVID-19 Karthu, a 69-year-old resident of Kunnathunad, who …

Sabarimala, Ex-CM's Son, Metro Man: Before Voting on April 6, Know All About Kerala's Interesting Fight
3 years, 11 months ago

Sabarimala, Ex-CM's Son, Metro Man: Before Voting on April 6, Know All About Kerala's Interesting Fight

News 18  

Sabarimala, Ex-CM's Son, Metro Man: Before Voting on April 6, Know All About Kerala's Interesting Fight Last Updated: April 04, 2021, 10:49 IST The elections this year, like the previous years, will have a contest between the Communist Party of India -led Left Democratic Front and the main challenger UDF. Nemom In the 2016 Assembly polls, Nemom grabbed national headlines, …

Kerala Assembly Elections 2021 | A battle over the elusive fruit of continuity
3 years, 11 months ago

Kerala Assembly Elections 2021 | A battle over the elusive fruit of continuity

The Hindu  

The campaign narratives in Kerala in the run up to the Assembly polls on April 6 illustrate a zealous attempt to validate, and an equally ardent bid to push back, the presumed ‘certainty’ of a forthcoming turning point in its electoral history. However hard the LDF tried to restrict the electioneering discourse to its development record and social welfare initiatives, …

Kerala Assembly polls | Fronts will not take victory for granted, even in bastions
3 years, 11 months ago

Kerala Assembly polls | Fronts will not take victory for granted, even in bastions

The Hindu  

Though the Left Democratic Front and the United Democratic Front have always shared the five Assembly constituency segments between them in Kasaragod district, in the 2021 elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party is hoping to pose a strong challenge. Too close for comfort However, in the 2016 elections, the UDF’s sitting seat of Manjeswaram witnessed a fierce battle between the BJP’s …

Kerala Assembly Poll 2021: BJP Hopes to Chug into Palakkad with 'Metroman' E Sreedharan's Candidature
3 years, 11 months ago

Kerala Assembly Poll 2021: BJP Hopes to Chug into Palakkad with 'Metroman' E Sreedharan's Candidature

News 18  

In a literal young versus old battle, BJP’s ’Metroman’ E Sreedharan will take on sitting Congress MLA Shafi Parambil here for the April 6 Kerala Assembly elections, seeking to convert his technocrat charisma into votes. The BJP, buoyed by its success in Palakkad in the recent civic polls, has fielded the 88-year old Sreedharan to fight it out with the …

Aim is development not politics: Metro man E Sreedharan files nomination papers
4 years ago

Aim is development not politics: Metro man E Sreedharan files nomination papers

India Today  

Metro man E Sreedharan on Thursday filed his nomination papers as a National Democratic Alliance candidate in the Palakkad assembly constituency of Kerala. People will join hands with the BJP to enable sustainable development," E Sreedharan said after he filed his nomination. Sreedharan said he "entered politics with an aim to serve people". "My election campaign is about development, not …

Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | BJP campaign focused on attacking Ajmal
4 years ago

Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | BJP campaign focused on attacking Ajmal

The Hindu  

Perfume baron Badruddin Ajmal appears to be the flavour of the poll season for rival Bharatiya Janata Party. Referring to a video where Mr. Ajmal allegedly said women should give birth to as many children as possible, Dr. Sarma said: “He is not bothered about the health of women. His sole objective is to become the Chief Minister of Assam …

BJP Fields MPs Babul Supriyo & Locket Chatterjee in Bengal, Metroman E Sreedharan in Kerala
4 years ago

BJP Fields MPs Babul Supriyo & Locket Chatterjee in Bengal, Metroman E Sreedharan in Kerala

News 18  

Union Minister Babul Supriyo, former Chief Economic Advisor Ashok Lahiri, Metroman E Sreedharan, film star Kushboo Sundar as well as five sitting MPs were among the BJP’s star-studded list of candidates released on Sunday for the upcoming polls in four states. Adressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters, party general secretary Arun Singh along with Union Ministers Babul Supriyo …

Assembly elections | BJP announces star-studded list of candidates
4 years ago

Assembly elections | BJP announces star-studded list of candidates

The Hindu  

The BJP on Sunday announced its star-studded list of candidates, which included a Union Minister and several MPs, for the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam. The party released names of 112 candidates for Kerala, where it will be contesting in 115 out of 140 Assembly seats, 17 names for Assam and 63 candidates for …

BJP announces 112 candidates for Kerala Assembly polls, fields E Sreedharan from Palakkad
4 years ago

BJP announces 112 candidates for Kerala Assembly polls, fields E Sreedharan from Palakkad

India Today  

BJP on Sunday released a list of 112 candidates for the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections, fielding state party chief K Surendran from two constituencies while Metroman' E Sreedharan will contest from Palakkad. Addressing a press conference, BJP National General Secretary Arun Singh said, "In Kerala, BJP will be contesting 115 seats and the rest of 25 seats will be left …

Khushbu Sundar, 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan get BJP ticket as party finalises candidates for upcoming polls
4 years ago

Khushbu Sundar, 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan get BJP ticket as party finalises candidates for upcoming polls

India TV News  

Actor-politician Khushbu Sundar was among the18 candidates finalized on Saturday by the Bharatiya Janata Party for the upcoming assembly election in Tamil Nadu. Meanwhile, popularly called 'Metro Man', E Sreedharan also got a party ticket for the Kerala assembly polls. The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda among others. …

Why did ‘Metro Man’ Sreedharan become a politician at 88? The BJP leader answers
4 years ago

Why did ‘Metro Man’ Sreedharan become a politician at 88? The BJP leader answers

Hindustan Times  

India's 'Metro Man’ Elattuvalapil Sreedharan had announced on February 18 that he would be joining the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the crucial assembly elections in Kerala. On February 25, Sreedharan was formally inducted into the BJP in the presence of its Kerala unit chief K Surendran and said that it was one of the greatest moments of his life. …

BJP flip flops after announcing E Sreedharan as Kerala CM candidate
4 years ago

BJP flip flops after announcing E Sreedharan as Kerala CM candidate

India Today  

BJP has confirmed that E Sreedharan is not the CM candidature in Kerala, after the BJP state president K Surendran projecting Metro Man the as Chief Ministerial candidate. Union Minister V Muraleedharan on Thursday backtracked from his comments after he mistakenly claimed that the BJP has announced 'Metroman' E Sreedharan as its chief ministerial candidate for the Kerala elections. As …

Kerala Assembly Polls: BJP Backtracks On 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan As Its CM Candidate
4 years ago

Kerala Assembly Polls: BJP Backtracks On 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan As Its CM Candidate

ABP News  

In what may give fresh ammunition to the opposition to take on the saffron party in the run-up to the Kerala Assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday did a flip-flop on E. Sreedharan, popularly known as the “Metro Man”, as the party’s chief ministerial face. In an apparent damage control mode, BJP state chief K. Surendran withdrew the …

BJP Leader Deletes Tweet After Announcing E Sreedharan As CM Candidate For Kerala Polls, Congress Takes A Dig
4 years ago

BJP Leader Deletes Tweet After Announcing E Sreedharan As CM Candidate For Kerala Polls, Congress Takes A Dig

ABP News  

Kerala Assembly Elections: Hours after announcing on Twitter that Metroman E Sreedharan will be BJP's Chief Ministerial candidate for Kerala Assembly Polls Union Minister V Muraleedharan clarified on Thursday that the party has not made any such announcement. Muraleedharan, who tweeted in this regard earlier, clarified, saying he wanted to inform that through media reports he learned that the party …

Union minister confirms 'Metroman' E Sreedharan as BJP's Kerala CM face, then backtracks
4 years ago

Union minister confirms 'Metroman' E Sreedharan as BJP's Kerala CM face, then backtracks

India Today  

Union Minister V Muraleedharan on Thursday had to backtrack from his comments after he mistakenly claimed that the BJP has announced 'Metroman' E Sreedharan as its chief ministerial candidate for the Kerala elections. As speculation over the BJP making Sreedharan the face of its campaign in Kerala heightened, V Muraleedharan seemed to confirm that the man behind the Delhi Metro …

'Metro Man' E Sreedharan: Credited With Changing Face of Public Transport, Meet BJP's CM Candidate In Kerala
4 years ago

'Metro Man' E Sreedharan: Credited With Changing Face of Public Transport, Meet BJP's CM Candidate In Kerala

News 18  

Elattuvalapil Sreedharan, the engineer behind India’s expansive and ambitious metro rail project in Delhi, is set to be the Bharatiya Janata Party’s chief ministerial candidate ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in Kerala. Sreedharan, 88, who advised the Kerala government on Metro projects in the state, said he will now end the practice. Sreedharan is popularly known as the Metro …

Kerala elections 2021: BJP pitches ‘Metro Man’ E Sreedharan as party's CM candidate for polls
4 years ago

Kerala elections 2021: BJP pitches ‘Metro Man’ E Sreedharan as party's CM candidate for polls

Firstpost  

Thiruvalla: ‘Metroman’ E Sreedharan, who recently joined the BJP, will be its chief ministerial candidate for the Kerala on 6 April, senior leader and Union Minister V Muraleedharan said on Thursday. #ESreedharan — V Muraleedharan / വി മുരളീധരൻ March 4, 2021 His social media post on Sreedharan’s leadership in the Assembly polls came hours after the party’s state chief K …

'Metro Man' E Sreedharan is BJP’s CM face in Kerala: State BJP chief
4 years ago

'Metro Man' E Sreedharan is BJP’s CM face in Kerala: State BJP chief

Hindustan Times  

E Sreedharan, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party last month, will be the BJP’s chief ministerial candidate in the assembly elections in Kerala, the party's chief of the state unit K Surendran said, according to news agency ANI on Thursday. "E Sreedharan will be BJP's chief minister candidate in the upcoming Kerala assembly elections," Surendran was quoted as saying by …

'Metroman' E Sreedharan is BJP's Kerala CM candidate, tweets Union minister
4 years ago

'Metroman' E Sreedharan is BJP's Kerala CM candidate, tweets Union minister

India TV News  

'Metroman' E Sreedharan will be Bharatiya Janata Party's chief ministerial candidate in the upcoming assembly elections in Kerala, Union Minister V Muraleedharan said in a tweet on Thursday. "BJP will fight Kerala polls with E Sreedharan Ji as its Chief Ministerial Candidate. The New Kerala under E Sreedharan Ji will pave the way for an efficient & effective Govt in …

Kerala Elections 2021: Voting date, result - Full Schedule
4 years ago

Kerala Elections 2021: Voting date, result - Full Schedule

India TV News  

Kerala Election 2021: The Election Commission on Friday announced the poll schedule for assembly elections in Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and the Union Territory Puducherry. Four states legislative assembly terms including — Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and West Bengal — are coming to an end in May and June. Assembly Elections are to be held for 294 seats …

'Metro Man' E Sreedharan formally joins BJP
4 years ago

'Metro Man' E Sreedharan formally joins BJP

Hindustan Times  

'Metro Man' E Sreedharan formally joined Bharatiya Janata Party in Malappuram on Thursday in presence of Union Minister RK Singh. 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan being garlanded as he formally joins Bharatiya Janata Party, in Malappuram, Sreedharan joined the party during BJP's ongoing Vijaya Yatra led by Kerala BJP Chief K Surendran. "Metro man Sri E Sreedharan joins BJP at Mallapuram …

Why Metroman E Sreedharan is a prize catch for the saffron party
4 years, 1 month ago

Why Metroman E Sreedharan is a prize catch for the saffron party

India Today  

Elattuvalapil Sreedharan, India’s Metroman, needs no introduction either in India or in his home state of Kerala. The current LDF government is no different.” He added that he has been sympathetic to the BJP “since Narendra Modi became prime minister”, and that he supports the prime minister for “the great initiatives he has taken to make Indian a global leader.” …

Sreedharan suited to adorn any post in Kerala, including CM's: State BJP chief
4 years, 1 month ago

Sreedharan suited to adorn any post in Kerala, including CM's: State BJP chief

Hindustan Times  

Kerala BJP President K Surendran on Sunday said that 'Metroman' E Sreedharan is suited to adorn any post in the state, including Kerala's Chief Minister's post. State BJP President said Sreedharan joining BJP shows that people are fed up with the anti-development stand of both the UDF and LDF. Speaking to media persons ahead of the BJP's statewide rally 'Vijayayathra' …

Metro Man' courts row, calls Vijayan an autocrat
4 years, 1 month ago

Metro Man' courts row, calls Vijayan an autocrat

Deccan Chronicle  

Ahead of his entry into the BJP, ‘Metro Man’’ E. Sreedharan courted controversy by calling Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan an “autocrat” and evoking a sharp reaction from the CPM leadership. Sreedharan said it would be a tragedy if Left Democratic Front were to come back to power again in Kerala after the Assembly polls scheduled to be held soon. In …

'Metroman' Sreedharan says not interested in governorship, open for Kerala CM's post
4 years, 1 month ago

'Metroman' Sreedharan says not interested in governorship, open for Kerala CM's post

India TV News  

Set to enter the political fray by joining the BJP next week, technocrat E Sreedharan on Friday said his main aim is to help the party come to power in Kerala and that he will be open to chief ministership. Speaking over phone from Ponnani in Kerala where he is based now, Sreedharan said that a finance commission could also …

'Metro Man' E Sreedharan set to join BJP in Kerala: A look at prominent bureaucrats who took the political plunge
4 years, 1 month ago

'Metro Man' E Sreedharan set to join BJP in Kerala: A look at prominent bureaucrats who took the political plunge

Firstpost  

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has seen a consistent stream of bureaucrats joining the party since 2014. Sreedharan joins the ranks of current External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, former home secretary RK Singh, former Mumbai Police commissioner Satyapal Singh, ex-bureaucrat Arvind Kumar Sharma, and General VK Singh, who was inducted into the party ahead of the Lok Sabha election in …

Ready to be chief minister if BJP wins in Kerala, but not interested in governorship: E Sreedharan
4 years, 1 month ago

Ready to be chief minister if BJP wins in Kerala, but not interested in governorship: E Sreedharan

Hindustan Times  

Set to enter the political fray by joining the BJP next week, technocrat E Sreedharan on Friday said his main aim is to help the party come to power in Kerala and that he will be open to chief ministership. Speaking over phone from Ponnani in Kerala where he is based now, Sreedharan said that a finance commission could also …

Our Politics Needs More Like E Sreedharan: Congress' Milind Deora Heaps Praises on New BJP Member
4 years, 1 month ago

Our Politics Needs More Like E Sreedharan: Congress' Milind Deora Heaps Praises on New BJP Member

News 18  

Congress spokesperson Milind Deora on Thursday heaped praises on India’s ‘Metro man’ E Sreedharan, who is set to make an entry into politics as he joins BJP months ahead of the Kerala Assembly elections. The Congress leader hailed Sreedharan as a “thorough professional” and said the country’s politics needs people like him. One needn’t be a BJP supporter to welcome …

‘I want to bolster the BJP’s chances of coming to power in Kerala’, says ‘Metro Man’ E. Sreedharan on his decision to join the party
4 years, 1 month ago

‘I want to bolster the BJP’s chances of coming to power in Kerala’, says ‘Metro Man’ E. Sreedharan on his decision to join the party

The Hindu  

“Metro Man” E. Sreedharan, who served for many years as the Principal Adviser to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and who is well-known for his leadership and advisory roles in building the Konkan Railway and the Delhi, Lucknow and Kochi metros, may be among the prominent personalities that the Bharatiya Janata Party is trying to enlist as its candidates in …

Rapid transit: Will be a Candidate in Kerala Polls if BJP Wants, says 'Metro Man' Sreedharan Ahead of Joining the Party
4 years, 1 month ago

Rapid transit: Will be a Candidate in Kerala Polls if BJP Wants, says 'Metro Man' Sreedharan Ahead of Joining the Party

News 18  

As if setting up a “pro-development anti-corruption platform” in Kerala for the coming assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party state president K Surendran announced in Kozhikode on Thursday that ‘Metro Man’ Elattuvalapil Sreedharan is set to join the party. Surendran said that the 88-year-old who played a vital role in the completion of India’s ambitious metro rail project in Delhi, within …

'Not a Sudden Decision': Metro Man E Sreedharan to Join BJP During Party's Vijaya Yathra in Kerala
4 years, 1 month ago

'Not a Sudden Decision': Metro Man E Sreedharan to Join BJP During Party's Vijaya Yathra in Kerala

News 18  

Ahead of Kerala elections due this year, ‘Metro Man’ E Sreedharan is set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party, announced Kerala BJP president K Surendran on Thursday. Meanwhile, the BJP’s state unit hopes that an iconic figure like Sreedharan joining the party will benefit them electorally in the upcoming state legislative assembly elections. If he contests in urban centre like …

E Sreedharan resigns from Lucknow Metro
5 years, 9 months ago

E Sreedharan resigns from Lucknow Metro

Hindustan Times  

Metro Man E Sreedharan has resigned from the post of chief adviser of Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation. A retired Indian Railway Service of Engineers officer, he was initially reluctant to take up the assignment but came on board for the prestigious project only after the then chief minister Akhilesh Yadav personally requested him to do so. LMRC officials admit that …

AAP calls Metro Man E Sreedharan as 'BJP stooge'
5 years, 9 months ago

AAP calls Metro Man E Sreedharan as 'BJP stooge'

Op India  

For AAP, anyone who dares to question their proposals and policies is a BJP stooge and all their failures are because of the BJP. Such is the blind arrogance of the party that now it has branded E Sreedharan, India’s ‘Metro Man’, the brain behind stellar engineering projects like Delhi Metro, Konkan Railways and many more, as a BJP stooge. …

'Metro Man' Sreedharan appointed principal advisor to MRTCs in Jammu & Kashmir
6 years ago

'Metro Man' Sreedharan appointed principal advisor to MRTCs in Jammu & Kashmir

India TV News  

The Jammu and Kashmir Governor administration has approved the appointment of "Metro Man" E Sreedharan as the principal advisor to two mass rapid transit systems to be built in Jammu and Srinagar, an official said on Sunday. Appointed by former UN Secretary General Ban-Ki-Moon to serve on the United Nations High Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport for three years …

E. Sreedharan to lead panel that will set metro rail norms
6 years, 8 months ago

E. Sreedharan to lead panel that will set metro rail norms

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday approved the setting up of a committee to lay down the standards for metro rail systems across the country. While inaugurating the new segment via video-conferencing earlier in the day, the Prime Minister said that commuters should get rid of private vehicles and opt for metro rail services. “Our priority is to …

Modi approves committee for standardization of Metro systems in India, E Sreedharan may chair the committee
6 years, 8 months ago

Modi approves committee for standardization of Metro systems in India, E Sreedharan may chair the committee

Op India  

In another move to bolster national infrastructure and connectivity, Prime Minister Modi today approved the proposal for a committee to look into and create a national standardization for metro rails in the country. While inaugurating Delhi Metro’s Mundka- Bahadurgarh section earlier today, Prime Minister Modi talked about his government’s vision to build an urban public transit system which is convenient, …

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