How Pinarayi Vijayan finds himself cornered over Kerala police excesses
2 years, 4 months ago

How Pinarayi Vijayan finds himself cornered over Kerala police excesses

India Today  

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan faces a setback to his goodwill over recent cases of police atrocities—most sensationally the alleged brutality on two brothers at a police station in Kilikollur in Kollam district, a video of which went viral and created a storm. Following the Kilikollur incident, the CPI state secretariat met on October 21 in Thiruvananthapuram and directed the chief minister to take firm action against the guilty police officials. Kerala director general of police Anil Kant has suspended four police officers of Kilikollur police station for assaulting the two youths in custody. “I told the police I wouldn’t like to get involved in the case on two counts—one, the DYFI was campaigning against drug trafficking in the state, and two, I had made it to the Kerala Public Service Commission rank list for the post of civil police officer and my physical fitness test was scheduled in September,” Vignesh told INDIA TODAY.

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Pinarayi Vijayan slams Centre for 'step-motherly treatment' in Wayanad relief aid
3 months, 1 week ago

Pinarayi Vijayan slams Centre for 'step-motherly treatment' in Wayanad relief aid

India Today  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has lashed out at the central government and Home Minister Amit Shah, accusing them of spreading misinformation and neglecting Kerala’s needs in the aftermath of the devastating Wayanad landslide. The remarks come in response to Shah’s claim that the Kerala government delayed submitting a disaster assessment report, which Vijayan described as baseless and an attempt …

Kerala Police: A Symbol of Strength and Unity
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala Police: A Symbol of Strength and Unity

The Hindu  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has praised the Kerala Police for their effectiveness in protecting the secular fabric of the State. He highlighted the force's investigative excellence and modern technology usage in investigations. The Chief Minister also announced measures to increase women's representation in the police force, including reserving 10% of vacancies for women.

How a Kerala top cop-RSS leader 'meeting' has put Pinarayi Vijayan in a spot
6 months ago

How a Kerala top cop-RSS leader 'meeting' has put Pinarayi Vijayan in a spot

India Today  

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in office since the massive mandate the Left Democratic Front received in May 2016, appears pushed into troubled waters by his own loyalists. His party CPI and LDF partners are finding it difficult to defend Vijayan after media reports have suggested that one of Kerala’s seniormost police officers, additional DGP M.R. Ajithkumar, had met Rashtriya …

Kerala Governor Blames CM Vijayan For Attack On Convoy; ‘Bid To Physically Harm Me…’ | Watch
1 year, 3 months ago

Kerala Governor Blames CM Vijayan For Attack On Convoy; ‘Bid To Physically Harm Me…’ | Watch

Hindustan Times  

Kerala Governor Blames CM Vijayan For Attack On Convoy; ‘Bid To Physically Harm Me…’ | Watch Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan lashed out at Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan after he faced protests by activists of the Students Federation of India on December 11 in Thiruvananthapuram. #keralagovernor #arifmohammedkhan #pinarayivijayan #kerala #sfi #studentsfederationofindia #thiruvananthapuram #convoy #protests #blackflag #conspiracy #bjp Hindustan Times Videos …

Pinarayi has turned Kerala into a police State: Congress
2 years, 1 month ago

Pinarayi has turned Kerala into a police State: Congress

The Hindu  

Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan on Monday said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had turned Kerala into a police State. The police disallowed traffic, pedestrian movement, and parking on main thoroughfares for Mr. Vijayan’s motorcade to pass unhindered. The police even prosecuted those who inadvertently wore black shirts to Mr. Vijayan’s public functions. The suicide of a literacy movement worker …

Why Kerala governor wants action against Pinarayi's minister K.N. Balagopal
2 years, 4 months ago

Why Kerala governor wants action against Pinarayi's minister K.N. Balagopal

India Today  

The escalating tensions between Kerala governor Arif Mohammed Khan and the Pinarayi Vijayan government have reached the doorstep of state finance minister K.N. The letter cited media reports about statements made by Balagopal at the Kerala University’s Karyavattom campus on October 19, in the presence of the chief minister. Despite the warning, Pinarayi, Balagopal, higher education minister R. Bindu and …

DC Edit | Vijayan must rein in police
2 years, 4 months ago

DC Edit | Vijayan must rein in police

Deccan Chronicle  

The attempt of Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who is also the state’s home minister, to ignore the widespread resentment against the atrocities committed by a section of the police force is regrettable. Mr Vijayan being the political executive responsible for the overall control and the supervision of the force must make an effort to understand the grievance of the …

Pinarayi-led LDF on the defensive soon after big electoral win
3 years, 9 months ago

Pinarayi-led LDF on the defensive soon after big electoral win

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: The shine of the highly trumpeted ‘second coming’ of the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left Democratic Front government in Kerala is lost within weeks of its assumption of power, following expose of a massive loot of forest and other governmental wealth along the fabled Western Ghats and beyond. A re-energised Congress and the United Democratic Front it leads energetically took up …

Unfazed by Shailaja Row & Nepotism Charges, Pinarayi Vijayan Has His Eyes Set on Building a Legacy
3 years, 9 months ago

Unfazed by Shailaja Row & Nepotism Charges, Pinarayi Vijayan Has His Eyes Set on Building a Legacy

News 18  

The second Pinarayi Vijayan government in Kerala sworn-in on Thursday, backed by its assertion of having conformed to COVID protocol, claims many firsts. A Curation in Two Phases Captain Vijayan, unlike in a football team, brooks no interference from the management and while the jury is divided whether it is a collective decision of the CPM think tank or a …

Breaking the Chain: Pinarayi Vijayan Achieves What No Other Leader Has Managed in Kerala Since 1980
3 years, 10 months ago

Breaking the Chain: Pinarayi Vijayan Achieves What No Other Leader Has Managed in Kerala Since 1980

News 18  

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has pulled off what no other government in Kerala could do since 1980, when the broad contours of the LDF-UDF coalition politics first got formalised. Kerala’s Own Strongman Clearly, the makeover of the no-nonsense CPM state secretary, not given to small talk and one who brooks no dissidence, first into a chief minister and then a …

Pinarayi scripts historic win in Kerala
3 years, 10 months ago

Pinarayi scripts historic win in Kerala

India Today  

It wasn’t just the scale of the victory, 99 seats out of a possible 140. On May 2, Pinarayi Vijayan and the CPI-led Left Democratic Front also put a halt to the revolving door governments in Kerala, where regimes changed every five years. The criticisms are many, that it failed to take advantage of the alleged scandals that plagued the …

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan accuses BJP of misusing central agencies, says won't be threatened
4 years ago

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan accuses BJP of misusing central agencies, says won't be threatened

India Today  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan refuted corruption charges as he accused the BJP of misusing central agencies in the wake of assembly election in the state. In an exclusive interview with IndiaToday.in on Tuesday, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan claimed that the LDF government in Kerala is corruption-free while claiming that allegations are “being made up since there is nothing much …

Kerala’s Chief Minister Pinarayi and the politics of tragedy
6 years, 8 months ago

Kerala’s Chief Minister Pinarayi and the politics of tragedy

Op India  

Over the last few days, those outside Kerala have heard a lot about the state’s Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan. He had a conference with the CMs of Andhra, Karnataka and West Bengal; went to meet the CM of Delhi, Kejriwal, at the Lieutenant Governor’s residence along with the other 3 CMs but Kejriwal did not want to come out and …

Kerala honour killing: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan says police failed to perform 'dharma'
6 years, 9 months ago

Kerala honour killing: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan says police failed to perform 'dharma'

Firstpost  

Amid outrage over the alleged honour killing of a 23-year-old man in the state, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said stern action would be taken against erring police officials. Thiruvananthapuram: Amid outrage over the alleged honour killing of a 23-year-old man in the state, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said stern action would be taken against erring police officials. However, …

Pinarayi Vijayan govt encouraging 'Jihadi terrorism': Yogi in Kerala
7 years, 5 months ago

Pinarayi Vijayan govt encouraging 'Jihadi terrorism': Yogi in Kerala

Deccan Chronicle  

Kannur: Slamming the "political killings" of BJP-RSS cadres in Kerala, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday tore into the CPI-led state government and asserted that violence under Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is increasing an environment of Jihadi terrorism is prospering in the state. Adityanath, while taking part in the Jan Raksha Yatra in Kerala, said the rally intends …

Political killings in Kerala: After RSS man's death, CM Pinarayi Vijayan calls for all-party meeting on 6 August
7 years, 7 months ago

Political killings in Kerala: After RSS man's death, CM Pinarayi Vijayan calls for all-party meeting on 6 August

Firstpost  

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday convened a meeting with BJP-RSS leaders in the state against the backdrop of the recent political violence and slaying of an RSS worker. Thiruvananthapuram: Amid violent incidents following the slaying of an RSS worker in Thiruvananthapuram, a meeting between Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and top BJP-RSS leaders on Monday agreed to support initiatives …

Violence won’t suppress BJP’s growth in Kerala: BJP president Amit Shah
7 years, 9 months ago

Violence won’t suppress BJP’s growth in Kerala: BJP president Amit Shah

India TV News  

Coming down hard on the ruling CPI-M government for the attacks against BJP and RSS workers in the state, Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah on Monday said that violence cannot deter the saffron party's growth in Kerala. Terming the killings in Kannur, the home district of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, a matter of "shame", Shah said that the ruling …

SC’s T.P. Senkumar verdict: Kerala opposition wants Pinarayi Vijayan to resign
7 years, 10 months ago

SC’s T.P. Senkumar verdict: Kerala opposition wants Pinarayi Vijayan to resign

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: Leader of opposition in Kerala assembly Ramesh Chennithala on Monday asked for the resignation of chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, following a setback for the government in a case it was fighting against former director general of police T.P. In a first-of-its-kind verdict, the SC on Monday directed the state government to reinstate Senkumar, who was transferred from the post …

Jishnu Prannoy suicide: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan's 'blind' defence of his police will cost him dearly
7 years, 11 months ago

Jishnu Prannoy suicide: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan's 'blind' defence of his police will cost him dearly

Firstpost  

Wednesday’s incident involving Jishnu Prannoy’s mother is one of many such recent ones that has made Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s bet on his police go bad. Among his die-hard followers, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has a rather strange sobriquet - “irattachankan”, which means that ‘he is a man with two hearts’. On Wednesday, when the grieving mother of Jishnu …

Kannur violence: More to RSS threats against Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan than meets the eye
8 years ago

Kannur violence: More to RSS threats against Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan than meets the eye

Firstpost  

The spurt in threats from RSS against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, even from places outside Kerala, in the wake of a major move to end the political violence in Kannur district has raised eyebrows in the state. The spurt in threats from Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, even from places outside Kerala, in the wake …

Pinarayi Vijayan takes oath as CM: Is he the leader for whom Kerala was waiting?
8 years, 9 months ago

Pinarayi Vijayan takes oath as CM: Is he the leader for whom Kerala was waiting?

Firstpost  

As Pinarayi Vijayan swears in as the new Chief Minister of Kerala on Wednesday, there is a lot of optimism in the air. Suddenly he Pinarayi’s LDF government will be certainly a lot different from the previous UDF government led by Oomen Chandy for a number of reasons. The biggest handicap of the UDF government had been that Oomen Chandy …

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