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 had sought to put the CPI on tenterhooks by stating that the BJP leadership had approached him when the party’s State president K. Surendran’s ‘Kerala Padayatra’ reached Idukki. The BJP reckoned that Mr. Rajendran’s “defection” would be a major scalp for the party in Kerala. Mr. Mani dismissed the import of Mr. Rajendran’s one-to-one with Mr. Javadekar in New Delhi and said he perceived “nothing unusual.”

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IUML, Congress slam Kerala CPI(M) leader's remark extremist support Gandhis
19 hours, 31 minutes ago

IUML, Congress slam Kerala CPI(M) leader's remark extremist support Gandhis

India Today  

The Indian Union Muslim League hit out at Communist Party of India and its politburo member A Vijayaraghavan for his statements on Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi’s win in Wayanad parliamentary seat. At the CPI party conference in Bathery, Wayanad, last week, politburo member A Vijayaraghavan stated that extremist elements were present at Priyanka Gandhi’s rallies. WHAT CPI LEADER A …

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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1 day, 12 hours ago

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 …

Shah’s disparaging views on Ambedkar reflective of BJP/RSS casteist ideology: CPI(M)
3 days, 4 hours ago

Shah’s disparaging views on Ambedkar reflective of BJP/RSS casteist ideology: CPI(M)

The Hindu  

Communist Party of India State secretary M.V. Speaking to journalists after chairing a CPI State secretariat meeting here on Friday, Mr. Govindan said the Bharatiya Janata Party, an RSS offshoot, drew ideological inspiration from the Manusmriti. Mr. Govindan said that during the previous Lok Sabha election campaign, the BJP aspired to get up to 430 seats in the Lok Sabha …

Why CPI(M) in Kerala faces cadre dissent in the midst of organisational polls
2 weeks ago

Why CPI(M) in Kerala faces cadre dissent in the midst of organisational polls

India Today  

It’s the time of district committee organisational appointments in the CPI in Kerala, and as much the season of dissidence in the party at the ultra-local level. On December 4, a day after being expelled from the CPI, Madhu Mullassery, former secretary of the Mangalapuram area committee in Thiruvananthapuram district, joined the BJP. The CPI has a five-tier organisational structure …

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 …

LDF meets amid reports of CPI(M)-CPI rift over Kerala ADGP’s continuation in office
3 months, 1 week ago

LDF meets amid reports of CPI(M)-CPI rift over Kerala ADGP’s continuation in office

The Hindu  

A crucial meeting of the ruling Left Democratic Front in Kerala commenced at AKG Centre in the State capital at 3 p.m. on Wednesday. Shamseer’s statement that there was nothing amiss in a senior officer meeting the top leaders of an “important organisation.” Mr. Gopakumar said Mr. Shamseer’s statement ran against LDF policy. Mr. Gopakumar also addressed the controversy surrounding …

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 …

‘Stickler to coalition dharma’, CPM gifts Rajya Sabha seat to KC(M)
6 months, 1 week ago

‘Stickler to coalition dharma’, CPM gifts Rajya Sabha seat to KC(M)

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Taking a cue from the Lok Sabha election results in the state, the CPM appeared to take a more considerate line towards its allies by dropping its claim to a Rajya Sabha seat. Party supremo Jose K Mani is KC’s candidate and state assistant secretary P P Suneer is CPI’s nominee. The LDF meeting in the state capital on …

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 …

Kerala’s ruling LDF convenor acknowledges meeting BJP leader Javadekar
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala’s ruling LDF convenor acknowledges meeting BJP leader Javadekar

Hindustan Times  

Ruling Left Democratic Front convenor and Communist Party of India or CPI leader EP Jayarajan on Friday acknowledged he briefly met Bharatiya Janata Party ’s Kerala in-charge Prakash Javadekar at the birthday party of the former’s grandson in Thiruvananthapuram months back. He spoke about the meeting on the day Kerala all 20 seats went to the polls in the second …

Why Kerala isn’t buying Modi claim of ‘double-digit’ win in India election
8 months ago

Why Kerala isn’t buying Modi claim of ‘double-digit’ win in India election

Al Jazeera  

In India’s only state where the BJP has never won a seat, demographics and history remain stumbling blocks for the PM. “Though the BJP’s vote share has been increasing steadily, it cannot win even a single parliament seat because of demography,” K M Sajad Ibrahim, a professor of political science at Kerala University, told Al Jazeera. C P John, the …

Congress must introspect on its political stance: Yechury
8 months ago

Congress must introspect on its political stance: Yechury

The Hindu  

Communist Party of India general secretary Sitaram Yechury has said the Left and the CPI have been the “most consistent opposition” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing a Left Democratic Front election rally in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday, the CPI leader urged the Congress and the United Democratic Front to introspect upon its political stance in combating communal forces. In an …

Jose K. Mani interview | ‘Primary focus of INDIA bloc is to articulate a narrative against BJP’
8 months, 1 week ago

Jose K. Mani interview | ‘Primary focus of INDIA bloc is to articulate a narrative against BJP’

The Hindu  

Jose K. Mani, chairman of the Kerala Congress, a constituent of the Left Democratic Front in Kerala, also serves as one of the campaign managers of the INDIA bloc at the national level. The KC is locked in a tight fight with Kerala Congress, which is part of the United Democratic Front, to retain the Kottayam seat in the 2024 …

Lok Sabha Polls: BJP's Forward March in Kerala 'Gimmick' or Dent in Existing Left-Congress Politics?
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Polls: BJP's Forward March in Kerala 'Gimmick' or Dent in Existing Left-Congress Politics?

News 18  

The Kerala-connect by the saffron brigade has come a long way in the last year – from The Kerala Story, a movie based on alleged religious conversions of women from the southern state, and ‘Sneha Yatra’ to Prime Minister Modi’s repeated visits and his decision to host the Christian community’s leader at his residence. Local politicians cutting across party lines …

Ramesh Chennithala interview | ‘Political climate is in favour of Congress in Kerala this time’
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ramesh Chennithala interview | ‘Political climate is in favour of Congress in Kerala this time’

The Hindu  

Ramesh Chennithala, the chairman of Congress’s Kerala Lok Sabha election campaign committee, has been in the thick of action since the party launched its poll campaign in the State. Mr. Chennithala, former Home Minister and former Leader of the Opposition in Kerala, feels that the Congress party will succeed in winning all the 20 seats in the State this time, …

CPI(M), BJP attack Cong. for ‘seeking’ SDPI support
8 months, 3 weeks ago

CPI(M), BJP attack Cong. for ‘seeking’ SDPI support

The Hindu  

The Social Democratic Party of India’s decision to back the Congress in the 2024 Lok Sabha election has stirred a controversy, given the organisation’s allegedly clandestine empathy with the banned Popular Front of India. It has also triggered worry among a section of Congress leaders whether the SDPI’s public declaration of support will alienate the party’s traditional support base among …

Estranged CPI(M) leader Rajendran regrets timing of meeting with Javadekar
9 months ago

Estranged CPI(M) leader Rajendran regrets timing of meeting with Javadekar

Hindustan Times  

Idukki, Estranged CPI leader and former MLA S Rajendran on Thursday expressed regret over the timing of his meeting with senior BJP leader Prakash Javadekar at his residence in the national capital a day ago. Senior CPI leader M M Mani, also an MLA from Idukki, told reporters that he and the party's district-level leadership had spoken to Rajendran after …

The fight for minority votes in Kerala
9 months ago

The fight for minority votes in Kerala

The Hindu  

The Communist Party of India and the Congress are fighting for Christian and Muslim votes in Kerala. The Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama, an influential Sunni organisation, and the Latin Catholic Church have expressed their worry about the divisive politics playing out in the country. In an attempt to outpace the Congress in its minority outreach, the CPI announced last week …

Quiet fear of dividing anti-BJP votes plagues UDF and LDF as poll campaigning gets shriller
9 months ago

Quiet fear of dividing anti-BJP votes plagues UDF and LDF as poll campaigning gets shriller

The Hindu  

Amid the sound and fury of the Lok Sabha election campaigning in Kerala, the ruling front and the Opposition seem bedevilled by a quieter but nagging worry that their high-decibel sparring at the hustings can divide the sizeable anti-Bharatiya Janata Party vote. Shashi Tharoor, Congress Working Committee member and the party’s candidate from the high-stakes Thiruvananthapuram parliamentary constituency, seemed to …

CPI(M) in Kerala says defections to BJP have enfeebled Congress, eroded public’s trust in Opposition
9 months, 2 weeks ago

CPI(M) in Kerala says defections to BJP have enfeebled Congress, eroded public’s trust in Opposition

The Hindu  

CPI Kerala State secretary M.V. Addressing a press conference at AKG Centre in Thiruvananthapuram on March 8, Mr. Govindan also made a robust Lok Sabha electoral pitch by portraying the ruling Left Democratic Front as the “sole secular bulwark” against the Sangh Parivar’s alleged attempts to “divide” Kerala into communal lines and turn the State saffron. Mr. Govindan said the …

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 …

Padmaja’s defection affects Congress in Kerala more symbolically than organisationally
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Padmaja’s defection affects Congress in Kerala more symbolically than organisationally

The Hindu  

Congress leader K. Padmaja Venugopal’s headline-grabbing political migration to the Bharatiya Janata Party has arguably been more of a propaganda blow than an organisational setback to the party in Kerala. Nevertheless, the Congress reportedly felt that Ms. Venugopal’s somewhat unexpected and radical shifting of political allegiance had transiently obscured the party’s patently secular messaging at the hustings. Secondly, Ms. Venugopal’s …

Kerala Cong launches protest against policies of LDF, Centre
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala Cong launches protest against policies of LDF, Centre

Hindustan Times  

Kochi: Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress in Kerala launched a mega statewide protest on Friday aiming to puncture holes in the policies of the CPI-led state government and the BJP-led union government. Titled ‘Samaragni’, the statewide march was inaugurated by AICC general secretary KC Venugopal in the northernmost Kasaragod district and will be led by state Congress …

Kerala | A protest and a predicament
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala | A protest and a predicament

The Hindu  

In India, Centre-State relations have often been characterised by friction. The decision by Kerala’s Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left Democratic Front government to take its running battle against the “crippling” policies of the Bharatiya Janata Party -led government at the Centre and its “neglect” towards the State all the way to Jantar Mantar, a place in New Delhi often used for protests, …

Kerala’s fiscal woes appear real
1 year ago

Kerala’s fiscal woes appear real

The Hindu  

Fiscal federalism, or rather its perceived erosion in recent times, has occupied centre stage in the increasingly strained financial relations between the BJP-led Union government and the Left-ruled Kerala government in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. She added that the Pinarayi Vijayan government was welcome to move the Court on the matter, but that it would merely …

Governor, CPI(M) battle over petition to declare a state of financial emergency in Kerala
1 year ago

Governor, CPI(M) battle over petition to declare a state of financial emergency in Kerala

The Hindu  

Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and the Communist Party of India appeared poised to battle each other over a politically contentious petition seeking the Presidential imposition of a financial emergency in the State under Article 360 of the Constitution. Mr. Sasikumar had sought the President’s intervention to “save Kerala from irredeemable financial instability precipitated by the State government’s reckless borrowing, lax …

CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury ridicules JD(S) supremo Deve Gowda's claim on tie-up with BJP
1 year, 2 months ago

CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury ridicules JD(S) supremo Deve Gowda's claim on tie-up with BJP

Hindustan Times  

CPI General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Friday ridiculed JD supremo H D Deve Gowda's claim that Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan supported his party's alliance with the BJP in Karnataka. Addressing the media here on the side-lines of a party event in solidarity with Palestine under the slogan, "Stop Israel's War of Extermination on Palestine", Yechury said he was not …

'Wish CPI(M) chose words better': JDS chief HD Deve Gowda after Pinarayi Vijayan rap over BJP alliance
1 year, 2 months ago

'Wish CPI(M) chose words better': JDS chief HD Deve Gowda after Pinarayi Vijayan rap over BJP alliance

Hindustan Times  

Janata Dal chief HD Deve Gowda sought to put to rest the controversy triggered by his remark that CPI leader and Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan had "given full concurrence" to his party over its alliance with the BJP. "I only said my party unit in Kerala is getting along with the LDF government as things within my party units …

CPI(M) Kerala State secretary denies New Delhi police raided party general secretary Sitaram Yechury’s home
1 year, 2 months ago

CPI(M) Kerala State secretary denies New Delhi police raided party general secretary Sitaram Yechury’s home

The Hindu  

Communist Party of India Kerala State secretary M.V. Govindan has denied news reports that the New Delhi police inspected party general secretary Sitaram Yechury’s house as part of its ongoing investigation against online publishing portal NewsClick. #WATCH | Delhi: On Delhi Police conducting raids at different premises linked to NewsClick, CPI General Secretary Sitaram Yechury says, "Police came to my …

Uniform Civil Code: How CPI(M), Congress are competing for minority votes in Kerala
1 year, 5 months ago

Uniform Civil Code: How CPI(M), Congress are competing for minority votes in Kerala

India Today  

The renewed debate over Uniform Civil Code has given Kerala’s ruling CPI and the Opposition Congress a handle against the BJP-led central government, with both parties now positioning themselves to win the appeal of minorities with an eye on the Lok Sabha polls. The minorities—both Muslims, who make up 26 per cent of Kerala’s population, and Christians, who are 18 …

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar Blames Congress-CPI(M) For Kerala’s 'Industrial Backwardness'
1 year, 5 months ago

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar Blames Congress-CPI(M) For Kerala’s 'Industrial Backwardness'

ABP News  

Union Minister Prakash Javdekar blamed Congress-led UDF and CPI-led LDF for the state's industrial backwardness. According to ANI, Javdekar said, "Kerala accounts for a mere six percent of the foreign direct investment of the country. The Union Minister listed companies that rejected an investment offer in the state due to the "hostile investment climate". Prakash Javdekar said that educated and …

CPI leader meets SP chief Akhilesh, says broader alliance in U.P. key to defeating BJP
1 year, 7 months ago

CPI leader meets SP chief Akhilesh, says broader alliance in U.P. key to defeating BJP

The Hindu  

Days after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow, Communist Party of India national secretary Atul Kumar Anjaan who is in the U.P. I had multiple meetings with the SP president, and suggested a broader coalition of like-minded Opposition parties led by the SP, which will present alternative social, economic and educational policies to …

Karnataka Elections 2023: CPI extends support to Congress to 'safeguard democratic and constitutional values'
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka Elections 2023: CPI extends support to Congress to 'safeguard democratic and constitutional values'

Firstpost  

The constituencies where the CPI has fielded its candidates include Mudigere, Aland, Jewargi, Kudlagi, KGF, Sim and Madikeri Bengaluru: The Communist Party of India has announced its support to Congress in the upcoming Karnataka polls. Despite fielding seven candidates of its own, the CPI said in a statement that it will support Congress in the rest of the constituencies in …

BJP’s Christian outreach in Kerala leaves Congress and CPI(M) watchful
1 year, 8 months ago

BJP’s Christian outreach in Kerala leaves Congress and CPI(M) watchful

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s active outreach to the Christian community has seemingly put the Congress and Communist Party of India on their guard. Satheesan said the BJP leaders called on Bishops on Easter Sunday to camouflage the Sangh Parivar’s “crimes” against Christians and other minorities. Govindan said the “pro-BJP statements” from two Church leaders in Kerala contrasted starkly with the …

BJP Govt in Kerala? Congress, Left Dub PM Modi’s Claim as ‘Far-fetched Dream’
1 year, 9 months ago

BJP Govt in Kerala? Congress, Left Dub PM Modi’s Claim as ‘Far-fetched Dream’

News 18  

Two major political players in Kerala– Congress-led United Democratic Front and CPI-led Left Democratic Front – have dubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim that the BJP will form the state as a “far-fetched dream”. Addressing BJP workers following the party’s win in the northeast, PM Modi on Thursday said Kerala will also have a government of BJP and its allies …

Govindan-led yatra to lay the ground for LDF’s LS poll campaign
1 year, 10 months ago

Govindan-led yatra to lay the ground for LDF’s LS poll campaign

The Hindu  

Communist Party of India State secretary M.V. Govindan’s Statewide campaign tour, Janakiya Prathirodha Yatra, which will kick off from Kasaragod on Monday, will likely lay the ground for the Left Democratic Front’s campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha election. Not surprisingly, Mr. Govindan, in an interview with a television channel on the eve of the campaign, reiterated the CPI‘s appeal …

Plea In Kerala High Court Seeks CBI Probe Into Thiruvananthapuram Mayor's 'Letter' Seeking List Of CPI(M) Workers For Appointments
2 years, 1 month ago

Plea In Kerala High Court Seeks CBI Probe Into Thiruvananthapuram Mayor's 'Letter' Seeking List Of CPI(M) Workers For Appointments

Live Law  

An Ex-Councillor of the Medical College Ward in Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation, G. S. Sreekumar, has moved the Kerala High Court seeking CBI or judicial investigation into Thiruvananthapuram Mayor Arya Rajendran's purported letter seeking a list of CPI party members for appointment to various posts on a contract basis in the Health Division of the Municipal Corporation.In. An Ex-Councillor of the …

CPI(M) mouthpiece Deshabhimani slams Kerala guv Arif Khan over his tweet on "withdrawal of pleasure"
2 years, 2 months ago

CPI(M) mouthpiece Deshabhimani slams Kerala guv Arif Khan over his tweet on "withdrawal of pleasure"

India Today  

Deshabhimani, a Malayalam newspaper that is the mouthpiece of the ruling Communist Party of India in Kerala, slammed governor Arif Mohammad Khan over his tweet about “withdrawal of pleasure” in an editorial article. Hon’ble Governor Shri Arif Mohammed Khan said:“The CM and Council of Ministers have every right to advise Governor.But statements of individual ministers that lower the dignity of …

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 …

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 …

Presidential elections, BJP’s Muslim outreach, political films and more | Political Line
2 years, 4 months ago

Presidential elections, BJP’s Muslim outreach, political films and more | Political Line

The Hindu  

President, VP polls: what they say about BJP, Congress When the Congress was in power between 2004 and 2014, there were two elections each to the posts of President and Vice President; in power since 2014, the BJP also has had the opportunity to elect two Presidents and two Vice Presidents. The elections of Ram Nath Kovind, followed by Droupadi …

Kerala’s deepening political faultlines
2 years, 5 months ago

Kerala’s deepening political faultlines

The Hindu  

The attack on the office of Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi by the Students Federation of India, the Communist Party of India 's student wing, has put the parent party in a tight spot and provided ammunition for the Congress leadership to put the ruling front in the dock. Besides launching a broadside against the BJP, Mr. Gandhi also asked the …

Congress, others should put house in order: Sitaram Yechury
2 years, 8 months ago

Congress, others should put house in order: Sitaram Yechury

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: The CPI on Wednesday appealed to all secular parties to form the broadest possible front to defeat the BJP electorally and fight its Hindutva agenda, which was dividing the country on communal lines. Inaugurating the CPI 23rd party congress in Kerala’s Kannur district, party general secretary Mr Sitaram Yechury said all political parties that swear by secularism should “rise …

CPI(M) will support Samajwadi Party in UP polls to defeat BJP: Sitaram Yechury
2 years, 11 months ago

CPI(M) will support Samajwadi Party in UP polls to defeat BJP: Sitaram Yechury

India Today  

Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, the Communist Party of India has decided to put its weight behind the Samajwadi Party. CPI chief Sitaram Yechury said that his party will support the Samajwadi Party in order to defeat the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the state. For the UP Assembly election, the Samajwadi Party has allied with Suheldev Bharatiya …

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 …

Party and power: The Hindu Editorial on political violence in Kerala
3 years ago

Party and power: The Hindu Editorial on political violence in Kerala

The Hindu  

The ruling CPI finds itself entangled in two murder cases in Kerala. The case was handed over to the CBI on September 30, 2019, after the Kerala High Court found the probe by the State Police as ‘not trustworthy’. In an indefensible move, the Kerala government fought fiercely against a CBI inquiry, all the way to the Supreme Court, yet …

CPI(M) Candidate M Swaraj Moves Kerala High Court Challenging Election Of Congress Candidate K Babu From Thripunithura Constituency
3 years, 6 months ago

CPI(M) Candidate M Swaraj Moves Kerala High Court Challenging Election Of Congress Candidate K Babu From Thripunithura Constituency

Live Law  

The CPI leader and former Tripunithara MLA M Swaraj approached Kerala High Court on Tuesday seeking declaration that election of congress candidate K Babu from the Tripunithara constituency null and void. A similar appeal to vote was also distributed door to door by the respondent and his allies through pamphlets containing a photograph of Lord Sabarimala Ayyappa along with their …

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