kerala politics

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 14 Leaders of the CPI(M) in Alappuzha on Saturday criticized rebel leader G Sudhakaran, who has decided to contest the assembly elections as an independent candidate, despite the party's state leadership asking cadres to refrain from making personal remarks against him...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 14 – The decision of the Nair Service Society (NSS) to dissolve its Pathanapuram Taluk Union has put Kerala Minister K. B. Ganesh Kumar at the center of a fresh controversy, coming just after a public marital dispute that had already drawn political attention ahead of...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 14 – The Kerala government's shift in stance on women's entry into the Sabarimala temple has triggered a sharp political confrontation between the ruling CPI(M) and the Opposition, with both sides accusing each other of political opportunism ahead of the Assembly...

Thrissur (Kerala), March 14 Former Indian football star I M Vijayan said on Saturday that he had been approached by different political parties to contest the upcoming elections as their candidate, but had declined the offers.However, he said he would consider accepting a Rajya Sabha...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 14 Swami Satchidananda, head of the Sivagiri Mutt, said on Saturday that backward communities are being denied adequate representation in elections by political parties.He also welcomed the decision of the Kerala High Court to disqualify the leadership of the SNDP...

Kottayam (Kerala), March 14 Kerala Devaswom Minister V N Vasavan on Saturday blamed the BJP for the 2018 Supreme Court verdict permitting women's entry into Sabarimala and said the LDF government's current stand remains the same as the affidavit filed before the apex court in 2007.He was...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 14 – With the upcoming Assembly elections, two legendary figures from Kerala’s football scene, I.M. Vijayan and U. Sharaf Ali, had been the subject of speculation in political circles, raising questions about whether these sporting icons would enter the political arena...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 14 CPI(M) MLA H Salam said on Saturday that senior leader G Sudhakaran's decision to leave the party and contest as an independent from the Ambalapuzha constituency will not affect the party.He was speaking to reporters after four-time MLA Sudhakaran recently decided...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 13 CPI(M) rebel leader G Sudhakaran said on Friday that those calling him a "traitor" are actually betraying the party themselves.He was responding to reporters here a day after announcing his decision to contest the upcoming Assembly election as an independent...

Amid indications that the Left government in Kerala, which had been in favor of allowing women of all ages to enter the famous Lord Ayyappa Temple at Sabarimala, may be softening its stance in the Supreme Court, the opposition Congress and the BJP on Friday termed it a "political maneuver" to...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 – Even as recent electoral trends in Kerala have favored the opposition, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) reiterated on Friday its confidence that the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) will retain power with a massive majority in the upcoming Assembly...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan on Friday indicated that the LDF was unconcerned with former party leader G Sudhakaran contesting as an independent candidate from the Ambalapuzha assembly constituency, as it was a sitting seat of the Left front, and expressed...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 – As the assembly elections approach in Kerala, a faction within the influential Nair Service Society (NSS) is reportedly expressing increasing concern over the controversy surrounding the personal life of State Minister K. B. Ganesh Kumar, who is also a board member...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 Senior CPI(M) leader E P Jayarajan said on Friday that senior leaders like him should create space for young and female politicians and help foster a new generation of leadership.Responding to questions about whether senior leader G Sudhakaran decided to contest...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 – A day after senior CPI(M) leader and former state Minister G. Sudhakaran announced that he would contest the Assembly election as an Independent candidate from his home constituency, Ambalappuzha, Fisheries Minister Saji Cherian said the move would have only a...

Idukki (Kerala), March 12 Senior CPI(M) leader M M Mani openly expressed his displeasure on Thursday after Fisheries Minister Saji Cherian did not attend the inauguration of the Multi Species Fish Seed Farm at Vellathooval in this district, and instead declared the facility open online...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 12 Rebel CPI(M) leader G Sudhakaran announced on Thursday that he would contest the upcoming Assembly elections from the Ambalapuzha constituency as an independent, prompting agitated party workers to line the streets near his home with posters branding him a "traitor"...

Paravur (Kerala), March 12 – Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan launched a sharp attack on the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist on Thursday, claiming that the party was facing the "biggest crisis in its history in Kerala" and warning that it could meet the same fate as its...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 12 – The Congress-led UDF is closely monitoring CPI(M) leader G Sudhakaran's decision to contest as an independent candidate in the upcoming Assembly election, even as leaders of the ruling LDF expressed mixed reactions on Thursday.KPCC president Sunny Joseph said he...

In a major setback for the CPI(M), veteran leader G Sudhakaran announced on Thursday that he was severing all ties with the party and would be contesting the upcoming Assembly elections as an independent candidate from his home constituency, Ambalappuzha.The former state minister, known for...