FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 4 - The Untold Story

Pinarayi Vijayan seeks PM Modi’s intervention to ensure Governor Arif Mohammad Khan discharges constitutional obligations

Kerala Government-Raj Bhavan stand-off over university Senate nominations and gubernatorial delay in signing Bills passed by the legislature into law came to a head with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan writing a letter to President Droupadi Murmu seeking the immediate recall of Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan.

The Hindu · Dec 21, 2023

SFI blocks members with Sangh Parivar links from attending Calicut University Senate meet

SFI protests against Sangh Parivar nominees at Calicut University, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan's visit sparks tension.

The Hindu · Dec 21, 2023

UDF opposed to politicisation of universities, says Hassan

UDF convener M.M. Hassan opposes politicisation of universities in Kerala, criticises LDF and Governor's alleged "saffronisation" and "Marxistisation".

The Hindu · Dec 20, 2023

Unseemly turn: Raj Bhavan’s relations in Kerala

Raj Bhavan’s relations with regimes other than those run by the Bharatiya Janata Party have been quite testy in recent years, and the problem is acute in Kerala

The Hindu · Dec 18, 2023

Kerala Governor renounces police protection, ventures into crowded S.M. Street in Kozhikode amid stand-off with State Govt.

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan mingled freely with children, raised some on his arms, kissed and blessed them like a grandfather. He talked to the local people and traders and posed for selfies

The Hindu · Dec 18, 2023

Kerala Governor ‘unfit for post’, says CPI(M) Polit Bureau

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan had “overstepped” all boundaries with his constant political attacks on the elected State government and his “grossly erratic behaviour”, the CPI(M) Polit Bureau said in a statement here, calling him “unworthy of continuing in the post.” The statement, is a direct response to Mr. Khan’s allegation…

The Hindu · Dec 18, 2023

A politically charged atmosphere pervades Kerala as Chief Minister, Governor pit themselves against each other

A politically charged atmosphere seemed to prevail in Kerala with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Governor Arif Mohammed Khan going head to head against each other in separate and somewhat combative press conferences in Kollam and Malappuram respectively.

The Hindu · Dec 18, 2023

Kerala Governor is capable of ensuring law and order in the State, says Kerala BJP president K. Surendran

Kerala BJP presidents K. Surendran claims no need for President's rule in Kerala. He says Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan is capable of ensuring law and order in the State.

The Hindu · Dec 18, 2023

Governor’s bid to create false narrative: Govindan

Taking exception to Governor Arif Mohammed Khan’s caution of a constitutional breakdown in the State, Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] State secretary M.V Govindan said here on Sunday that the people of Kerala will call his bluff and could not be duped by false narratives prepared in association with…

The Hindu · Dec 17, 2023

Dramatic scenes at Calicut varsity as Governor forces police to remove banners, SFI puts them up again

Governor Arif Mohammed Khan's stand-off with SFI escalates at University of Calicut, with police removing banners & SFI activists erecting them again.

The Hindu · Dec 17, 2023