CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Kodiyeri Balakrishnan passes away
2 years, 2 months ago

CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Kodiyeri Balakrishnan passes away

The Hindu  

Communist Party of India Polit Bureau member Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, the 70-year-old veteran communist leader from Kannur who steered the party in Kerala for three consecutive terms as State secretary, died on Saturday. Mr. Balakrishnan’s tenure as State party chief saw the CPI winning two successive terms. They had credited Mr. Balakrishnan and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for authoring the victory against heavy odds, including a ‘recriminatory campaign’ run by the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party. A storied political journey Mr. Balakrishnan’s journey from a Left student activist to CPI State secretary spanned 52 years.

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Congress, IUML flay CPI(M) polit bureau member Vijayaraghavan for ‘attributing’ Gandhi’s back-to-back victories in the Wayanad to “fundamentalist” support
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Congress, IUML flay CPI(M) polit bureau member Vijayaraghavan for ‘attributing’ Gandhi’s back-to-back victories in the Wayanad to “fundamentalist” support

The Hindu  

On Sunday, the Congress and the Indian Union Muslim League flayed the Communist Party of India polit bureau member A. Vijayaraghavan’s purported statement that “fundamentalist votes” had catalysed the back-to-back victories of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency. Mr. Vijayaraghavan sparked controversy while inaugurating the CPI‘s Wayanad district conference last week by stating that …

Can CPI(M) veteran EP Jayarajan survive the autobiography row?
1 month ago

Can CPI(M) veteran EP Jayarajan survive the autobiography row?

India Today  

CPI leader and former Kerala minister E.P. Jayarajan, currently a central committee member of the CPI, denied the volatile contents and continued to campaign for Left candidate Dr P. Sarin, who is contesting the assembly by-election from Palakkad. While Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has backed Jayarajan, the leak has left the CPI worried at a time the party is …

CPIM Leader Arrested in Kannur ADM Death Case
1 month, 3 weeks ago

CPIM Leader Arrested in Kannur ADM Death Case

The Hindu  

CPI(M) leader and former Kannur district panchayat president P.P. Divya has been taken into custody in connection with the death of Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Naveen Babu. Ms. Divya surrendered at Kannapuram, Kannur, shortly after her anticipatory bail plea was rejected by the Thalassery Principal Sessions Court on Tuesday (October 29, 2024). She will undergo a medical examination before being …

CPI(M) Leader in Palakkad Quitting Party, Accused of Insult and Discrimination
1 month, 4 weeks ago

CPI(M) Leader in Palakkad Quitting Party, Accused of Insult and Discrimination

The Hindu  

CPI(M) Palakkad leader Abdul Shukoor has resigned from the party, alleging insult and discrimination from district secretary E.N. Suresh Babu. He stated that he was badly insulted by Mr. Suresh Babu in a recent election meeting and was threatened by him a few days ago. Despite the CPI(M) attempts to appease him, Mr. Shukoor remains non-committal about joining any other …

wayanad by-elections CPI Fields Sathyan Mokeri Against Priyanka Gandhi Who Is This Veteran Leader?
2 months ago

wayanad by-elections CPI Fields Sathyan Mokeri Against Priyanka Gandhi Who Is This Veteran Leader?

ABP News  

Wayanad By-Elections: In a significant move, the Communist Party of India has announced Sathyan Mokeri as the Left Democratic Front candidate for the upcoming Wayanad Lok Sabha by-election. Though allies in I.N.D.I.A bloc, CPI pits Mokeri against Congress heavyweight Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, marking a high-stakes contest in the Wayanad constituency. Sathyan Mokeri is a veteran leader of the CPI and …

50 CPI(M) activists from Udayamperoor set to join Congress, claims DCC
2 months, 2 weeks ago

50 CPI(M) activists from Udayamperoor set to join Congress, claims DCC

The Hindu  

Around 50 Communist Party of India activists, including former area committee member, from Udayamperoor are set to join the Congress next week, District Congress Committee president Muhammed Shiyas has said. Suresh were among the CPI activists, including seven former local committee members, who announced their decision to join the Congress in the presence of Mr. Shiyas. Mr. Shiyas said that …

Sitaram Yechury (1952-2024): Life and times in pictures
3 months, 1 week ago

Sitaram Yechury (1952-2024): Life and times in pictures

The Hindu  

CPI leader Sitaram Yechury speaking at the 14th All India conference of Students Federation of India in Madurai on September 6, 2024. Moorthy CPI General Secretary Sitaram Yechury laying foundation stone of Harkishan Singh Surjeet Bhawan in New Delhi in 2016. CPI polit bureau member Sitaram Yechury congratulating P. Madhu after he was retained as CPI State secretary at party's …

CPI(M) accuses UDF, RMP of making abusive remarks about its leaders
4 months ago

CPI(M) accuses UDF, RMP of making abusive remarks about its leaders

The Hindu  

The Kozhikode district committee of the Communist Party of India has accused the United Democratic Front and the Revolutionary Marxist Party of making abusive remarks about its leaders. In a release on Tuesday, CPI district secretary P. Mohanan said that the remarks were made during a protest march taken out by the UDF and the RMP to the office of …

'UDF circulated communal videos during LS polls': CPI(M) leader hits back at Cong-led front in Kerala
4 months ago

'UDF circulated communal videos during LS polls': CPI(M) leader hits back at Cong-led front in Kerala

Hindustan Times  

A senior leader of Kerala's ruling Communist Party of India on Sunday accused the Congress-led opposition United Democratic Front of circulating ‘communal and objectionable’ videos during campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls in the state's Vadakara constituency. CPI leader MV Govindan The statement from MV Govindan, the state secretary of the CPI, came amid continuing criticism of it by the …

CPI(M) Polit Bureau calls for introspection in light of dismal performance in Kerala
6 months, 1 week ago

CPI(M) Polit Bureau calls for introspection in light of dismal performance in Kerala

The Hindu  

Calling the June 4 results a “significant setback” for the BJP, the CPI, at the end of its Polit Bureau meeting, in a statement here on Monday, also expressed disappointment at the party’s performance, especially in Kerala, and called for an in-depth introspection at the State level. In Kerala, the Left parties won only one seat, with CPI’s K. Radhakrishnan …

BJP’s attempts to poach CPI(M) discontents in Kerala remains an elusive holy grail
9 months ago

BJP’s attempts to poach CPI(M) discontents in Kerala remains an elusive holy grail

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party ‘s Kerala unit has attracted a motley crew of disaffected Congress leaders and workers to its fold. The BJP’s Kerala in-charge, Prakash Javadekar, put the political rumour mill on overdrive by hosting S. Rajendran, former CPI legislator from Idukki district, at the party’s national headquarters in New Delhi on March 20. However, of late, Mr. Rajendran …

CPI(M) in Kerala closes ranks against BJP’s attempt to ‘poach’ sidelined workers facing disciplinary action
9 months, 2 weeks ago

CPI(M) in Kerala closes ranks against BJP’s attempt to ‘poach’ sidelined workers facing disciplinary action

The Hindu  

The Communist Party of India in Kerala has closed ranks against the Bharatiya Janata Party’s alleged attempt to poach party cadres facing disciplinary action even as it sought to spotlight the Congress party as “the Sangh Parivar’s favourite hunting ground.” For one, CPI Kerala State secretary M.V. The CPI also sought to burnish its secular image by harping on Padmaja …

No surprises, CPI fields Pannian in Thiruvananthapuram, Annie in Wayanad
9 months, 3 weeks ago

No surprises, CPI fields Pannian in Thiruvananthapuram, Annie in Wayanad

New Indian Express  

With this, CPI has become one of the first mainstream parties in the country to announce candidates for all the seats it is contesting in the LS polls. Releasing the list, CPI state secretary Binoy Viswam said the political situation in Kerala was in favour of the LDF, and expressed confidence over the victory of the party’s candidates. Pannian was …

Efforts to bring Rajendran back to CPI(M) hit a roadblock in Munnar
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Efforts to bring Rajendran back to CPI(M) hit a roadblock in Munnar

The Hindu  

With the Parliament election around the corner, efforts by the Communist Party of India to bring back former Devikulam MLA S. Rajendran to the party are hitting a roadblock. According to leaders, theparty’s State leadership had called Mr. Rajendran to Thiruvananthapuram on January 24, talked with him, and demanded that he cooperate with the party. Based on the State leadership’s …

Kerala: CPI leader Kanam Rajendran passes away at 73
1 year ago

Kerala: CPI leader Kanam Rajendran passes away at 73

India TV News  

Kerala news: The state secretary of the Communist Party of India, Kanam Rajendran, passed away at the age of 73 at a private hospital in Kerala's Kochi, said an official today. Pinarayi Vijayan pays respect: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan pays last respects to CPI state secretary Kanam Rajendran who passed away at a hospital in the evening today. Kerala LoP …

N Sankaraiah, freedom fighter and veteran Marxist leader, dies. He was 102
1 year, 1 month ago

N Sankaraiah, freedom fighter and veteran Marxist leader, dies. He was 102

Hindustan Times  

CHENNAI: Freedom fighter N Sankaraiah, one of the oldest communist leaders in the country, died in a Chennai hospital after a brief illness on Wednesday morning. Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan described Sankaraiah as a guiding force of the country’s communist movement in the country and a perennial source of inspiration. Paying glowing tributes to the communist leader, Tamil Nadu …

Kerala CM condoles death of Tamil Nadu CPI(M) veteran and freedom fighter N. Sankaraiah
1 year, 1 month ago

Kerala CM condoles death of Tamil Nadu CPI(M) veteran and freedom fighter N. Sankaraiah

The Hindu  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has condoled the death of veteran communist leader and freedom fighter N. Sankaraiah, 102, who passed away at a private hospital in Chennai early Wednesday. Mr. Vijayan said Mr. Sankaraiah had surmounted personal turmoil, a harsh colonial administration and severe political headwinds to emerge as a mass leader. He said Mr. Sankaraiah abandoned higher education …

N. Sankaraiah death | CPI (M) Polit Bureau expresses deep grief
1 year, 1 month ago

N. Sankaraiah death | CPI (M) Polit Bureau expresses deep grief

The Hindu  

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India expressed its deep grief at the passing of Comrade N. Sankariah, veteran leader of the CPI and one of the oldest Communist leaders of the country. Sankaraiah was one of the 32 National Council members of the Communist Party of India, who left the party over ideological differences, which led to …

Tamil Nadu CM, Guv Pay Last Respects to Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, Political Leaders in Kerala Condole Death
2 years, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu CM, Guv Pay Last Respects to Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, Political Leaders in Kerala Condole Death

News 18  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin and Governor R N Ravi, paid their respects to CPI politburo member and former party state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, who passed away at a private hospital in Chennai on Saturday after battling cancer. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the death of his dearest comrade and brother Balakrishnan was a great loss to …

From hard-core communist to pragmatic politics, Kodiyeri has provided an affable disposition for CPI(M) in the State
2 years, 2 months ago

From hard-core communist to pragmatic politics, Kodiyeri has provided an affable disposition for CPI(M) in the State

The Hindu  

Back in 1976, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan was far from the ‘diplomatic’ leader with an affable disposition that earned him admirers across political affiliations in the last decade of his life when he was the Communist Party of India ’s Polit Bureau member and State secretary. Baby, Polit Bureau member of the CPI who was State president of the SFI in 1975 …

Why CPI(M) chose M.V. Govindan Master as Kerala state secretary
2 years, 3 months ago

Why CPI(M) chose M.V. Govindan Master as Kerala state secretary

India Today  

When Kodiyeri Balakrishnan expressed his wish to step down as CPI state secretary on health grounds, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the party’s central leadership offered the interim arrangement of deputing another leader in his place. Govindan Master’s selection was preceded by discussions between Pinarayi, CPI general secretary Sitaram Yechury and politburo members Prakash Karat, M.A Baby and A. …

CPI(M) extends support to TRS in byelection to Munugode Assembly constituency, in Telangana
2 years, 3 months ago

CPI(M) extends support to TRS in byelection to Munugode Assembly constituency, in Telangana

The Hindu  

Towing the line of the Communist Party of India, the CPI also extended its support to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi in the byelection to Munugode Assembly constituency. “The CPI could not give unconditional support like the one by the CPI as it was not sure of the path the TRS would take in the future,” he said. “The party took …

Kerala CM sees political plot to discredit govt.
2 years, 6 months ago

Kerala CM sees political plot to discredit govt.

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has perceived a political plot to discredit the Left Democratic Front government. Mr. Vijayan said here on Tuesday that the UAE gold smuggling case suspect who made "false allegations" seemed to be a proxy for vested interests eager to discredit the administration by falsely implicating those at its helm in a high-profile economic offence. On a …

CPI(M)’s Kannur congress: Rallying forces
2 years, 8 months ago

CPI(M)’s Kannur congress: Rallying forces

The Hindu  

T he northern Kerala district of Kannur has remained a bastion of the Communist Party of India ever since the party was formed in 1964. The four broad tasks are as follows: Strengthen the CPI’s own organisational and political reach; build up a robust unity of all Left parties leading to a powerful Left and Democratic Front; systematically counter and …

KCR to work with Left for \'BJP-mukt Bharat\'
2 years, 11 months ago

KCR to work with Left for \'BJP-mukt Bharat\'

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: TRS president and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on Saturday and top leaders of the Left parties including Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan decided to work with like-minded forces to devise a roadmap defeat the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and achieve "BJP-mukt Bharat". TRS sources said the Left leaders, invited to Pragathi Bhavan by the …

Why Kodiyeri Balakrishnan's return as state secretary is a shot in the arm for CPI(M) in Kerala
3 years ago

Why Kodiyeri Balakrishnan's return as state secretary is a shot in the arm for CPI(M) in Kerala

India Today  

After a 13-month hiatus, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan returned as CPI state secretary in Kerala on December 3. Balakrishnan’s opting out as state secretary had coincided with the arrest of his son Bineesh Kodiyeri in October 2020 by the Enforcement Directorate on money-laundering charges. With his party in a spot over Bineesh’s arrest, Balakrishnan decided to give up the post of state …

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan returns as CPI(M) State secretary in Kerala
3 years ago

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan returns as CPI(M) State secretary in Kerala

The Hindu  

The Communist Party of India in Kerala has reinstated its senior leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan as the party’s State secretary. After his arrest, the ED had raided Bineesh’s house in Thiruvananthapuram, leading to opposition protests in Kerala demanding Kodiyeri Balakrishnan’s resignation as State secretary of the ruling CPIM). The series of events leading to Bineesh’s case began in August last year …

Haribhushan and Sarakka died of COVID: CPI (Maoist)
3 years, 5 months ago

Haribhushan and Sarakka died of COVID: CPI (Maoist)

The Hindu  

The CPI has admitted the death of the party’s Telangana State committee secretary Haribhushan due to COVID but it was not he alone but another woman cadre Siddaboina Sarakka alias Bharatakka who also fell to the infection. In a statement issued to the media, the CPI official spokesman Jagan said the State and Central governments had been attempting to kill …

In Kerala, CPI(M) finalises portfolios of Ministers
3 years, 7 months ago

In Kerala, CPI(M) finalises portfolios of Ministers

The Hindu  

The Communist Party of India State secretariat has reportedly finalised the allocation of Cabinet portfolios to Minister-designates in Kerala. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had said he would make a statement only after meeting Governor Arif Muhammad Khan on Thursday. An LDF member said the next government would have a Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe community member as Devaswom Minister, after a hiatus …

Kerala govt formation: CPI names J Chinchu Rani, three other newcomers in Pinarayi Vijayan cabinet
3 years, 7 months ago

Kerala govt formation: CPI names J Chinchu Rani, three other newcomers in Pinarayi Vijayan cabinet

Firstpost  

CPM veteran Pinarayi Vijayan was Tuesday elected its Parliamentary party leader, paving the way for his successive stint as the Chief Minister of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram: The CPI, a key partner in the CPM-led LDF, on Tuesday announced its nominees to be inducted in the second Pinarayi Vijayan-led government in Kerala. CPI state secretary Kanam Rajendran said the party has decided …

CPI(M) drops K.K. Shailaja, imbues next LDF Cabinet with a crop of new legislators
3 years, 7 months ago

CPI(M) drops K.K. Shailaja, imbues next LDF Cabinet with a crop of new legislators

The Hindu  

The Communist Party of India State committee in Kerala on Tuesday dropped high-profile ministers K.K. Ms. Shailaja, however, denied allegations that the CPI had singled her out for exclusion from the Cabinet, saying the party had collectively decided to rotate responsibility. Not surprisingly, the CPI nominated Mr. Pinarayi Vijayan as the legislature party leader and consequently Chief Minister-designate. Baby echoed …

CPI(M), CPI meet to name their Ministers in next Pinarayi Vijayan govt.
3 years, 7 months ago

CPI(M), CPI meet to name their Ministers in next Pinarayi Vijayan govt.

The Hindu  

Communist Party of India State secretariat is meeting here on Tuesday to finalise the party's picks for the Cabinet posts. Generational shift The CPI had signalled a generational shift by withdrawing many high-profile leaders, including Finance Minister Thomas Isaac, Industries Minister E. P. Jayarajan and PWD Minister G. Sudhakaran, from the electoral arena. Party's acting State secretary A. Vijayaraghavan had …

Kerala Congress (B) chairman R Balakrishna Pillai passes away
3 years, 7 months ago

Kerala Congress (B) chairman R Balakrishna Pillai passes away

India TV News  

Kerala Congress chairman and former minister R Balakrishna Pillai passed away at a private hospital in his hometown Kottarakkara on Monday morning due to age-related ailments, his family said. Having been elected to the Assembly in 1960 from the Pathanapuram seat at the age of 25, Pillai quit the Congress in 1964 and formed the Kerala Congress along with senior …

DMK's 10-year wait ends in TN, Red splash in Kerala, AINRC back to winning ways in Pondy
3 years, 7 months ago

DMK's 10-year wait ends in TN, Red splash in Kerala, AINRC back to winning ways in Pondy

India Today  

Non- BJP parties looked set to form governments in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, with the DMK making a comeback in the former and the ruling CPI further asserting its hold in Kerala, while the AINRC-led NDA was on course to form government in Puducherry. Losing its lone seat held in these five years in Kerala, Nemom, the BJP also witnessed …

Kerala Assembly Elections 2021 | 5 Ministers, Speaker, 33 MLAs dropped from CPI(M) list
3 years, 9 months ago

Kerala Assembly Elections 2021 | 5 Ministers, Speaker, 33 MLAs dropped from CPI(M) list

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and six of his Cabinet colleagues have been fielded by the ruling CPI for the April 6 State Assembly elections. Party acting State Secretary A. Vijayaraghavan on Wednesday released a list of 83 of its candidates including nine CPI- supported Independents. The CPI State committee had decided to pull out members who had contested the Assembly …

Veteran CPI leader D. Pandian no more
3 years, 9 months ago

Veteran CPI leader D. Pandian no more

The Hindu  

Senior Communist leader and former Tamil Nadu state secretary of the Communist Party of India D. Pandian died in Chennai on Friday morning due to multiple health problems. He breathed his last at 10.05 a.m. Born in Vellaimalaipatti near Usilampatti, Pandian joined the CPI when he was an intermediate student of Alagappa College, Karaikudi, in 1953. When differences of opinion …

CPI(M) State secretary of Kerala Kodiyeri Balakrishnan goes on leave on medical grounds amidst political controversy surrounding his son’s arrest
4 years, 1 month ago

CPI(M) State secretary of Kerala Kodiyeri Balakrishnan goes on leave on medical grounds amidst political controversy surrounding his son’s arrest

The Hindu  

The State secretariat of the Communist Party of India in Kerala has accepted the request of its party secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan to go on leave for medical treatment, a statement issued by the party said. Subsequently, it also raided the residence of Bineesh Kodiyeri in Thiruvananthapuram, giving further ammunition to Opposition protests in Kerala against the CPI and the LDF …

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan steps down as CPM Kerala state secretary
4 years, 1 month ago

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan steps down as CPM Kerala state secretary

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: A day after his son was sent to jail in connection with money laundering related to the drug case in Bengaluru, CPM Kerala state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan has stepped down from the post. His request for leave has been approved by the party state secretariat, says a press note issued by the CPM. Earlier, the party Central and state …

12 Questions Staring Ruling CPM in the Face 6 Months Before Kerala Assembly Elections
4 years, 1 month ago

12 Questions Staring Ruling CPM in the Face 6 Months Before Kerala Assembly Elections

News 18  

Come May, and if everything goes as planned, Kerala will go to polls along with its neighbouring state Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. Jobs for sale The credibility of the state Public Service Commission, one of the biggest in the country in terms of the examinations and the number of members, is under scrutiny after key accused in a murder …

CPI(M), CPI delegation to meet family of Hathras gangrape victim on October 6
4 years, 2 months ago

CPI(M), CPI delegation to meet family of Hathras gangrape victim on October 6

The Hindu  

A joint delegation of the Communist Party of India and the Communist Party of India will visit family members of the 19-year-old girl, who died after a brutal gangrape in Hathras, on October 6. The delegation will comprise CPI general secretary Sitaram Yechury, CPI general secretary D. Raja, CPI polit bureau member Brinda Karat, CPI national secretary Amarjeet Kaur, Secretary,, …

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