CPI(M) denies involvement of party workers in Sathyanathan’s murder CPI(M) seeks thorough investigation into murder of party leader amid political controversy, suspect's criminal background questioned. The Hindu · Feb 23, 2024
Opposition seeks to turn Kerala HC decision upholding convictions in T.P. Chandrasekharan murder case against LDF govt. and CPI(M) The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Opposition in Kerala has sought to politically weaponise the High Court order upholding the conviction of the 12 persons accused in the 2012 murder of CPI(M) dissident and Revolutionary Marxist Party (RMP) founder T.P. Chandrasekharan at Onchiyam in Kozhikode to put the Pinarayi Vijayan-led… The Hindu · Feb 19, 2024
Foreign universities to be allowed in Kerala only after consensus: CPI(M) Thiruvananthapuram CPI(M) State secretary M.V. Govindan discusses the possibility of allowing foreign universities in Kerala and emphasizes the importance of consensus and regulation. The Hindu · Feb 13, 2024
CPI(M) eyes Premachandran-Modi bonhomie with wary suspicion Thiruvananthapuram Communist Party of India (Marxist) criticizes Congress-led UDF in Kerala for cozying up to BJP. The Hindu · Feb 12, 2024
LDF senses political win in M.K. Stalin’s expression of solidarity with Pinarayi’s protest against Centre’s ‘trespasses’ on federalism in New Delhi The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala sensed a political victory in Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s expression of solidarity with his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan who is scheduled to stage a high-profile protest in New Delhi on February 8 against the Centre’s alleged trespasses on the foundational… The Hindu · Feb 6, 2024
CPI(M) counters Congress’s demand for CM’s resignation by accusing Satheesan of corruption A brutal campaign season marked by tit-for-tat smears and insinuations seemed to lie ahead as Kerala raced towards the Lok Sabha elections. The Hindu · Feb 2, 2024
KSIDC misusing public funds to shield Kerala CM and daughter, alleges BJP leader K. Surendran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kerala State president K. Surendran has accused the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) of utilising public funds to protect Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his daughter. The Hindu · Jan 29, 2024
CRPF cover for Khan sparks debate on Kerala’s jurisdictional authority Controversy over CRPF security for Kerala Governor sparks debate on jurisdictional boundaries and cooperative federalism. The Hindu · Jan 28, 2024
Despite INDIA bloc accord, Congress delineates political boundaries between UDF and LDF in Kerala The Congress rejects alliance with the ruling Left Democratic Front in Kerala, fearing it would benefit the BJP. The Hindu · Jan 19, 2024
CPI(M) rallies to defend CM against ‘slander campaign’ The CPI(M) defends Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan against allegations of money laundering through his daughter's software firm. The Hindu · Jan 19, 2024
Pushback from within LDF against Transport Minister’s stand against electric buses Transport Minister's preference for fossil fuel-powered buses over electric buses faces opposition from LDF members advocating for electric buses. The Hindu · Jan 19, 2024
Kerala Police re-arrest Rahul Mamkootathil in three more Youth Congress protest-related cases while in judicial remand Youth Congress Kerala president Rahul Mamkootathil granted bail in rioting cases. The Cantonment police re-arrested him in judicial custody in three other cases connected to the Youth Congress protests. The Hindu · Jan 16, 2024
CPI(M) in Kerala counters nepotism charges by BJP, Congress The CPI(M) defends the government against allegations of corruption, accusing the Congress of supporting a political witch-hunt. The Hindu · Jan 15, 2024
CPI(M) disavows personality cult politics and says MT’s speech was not targetted at CM CP(M) State secretary M.V. Govindan pushed back against the Opposition’s insinuation that a personality cult revolving around Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan pervaded the government and the party. The Hindu · Jan 15, 2024
The Hindu · Jan 14, 2024 CPI(M) perceives lack of enthusiasm among minorities for Congress in Kerala The CPI(M) State committee meeting in Thiruvananthapuram discusses the impact of Congress's decision to boycott the Ram Temple consecration in Ayodhya on minority communities in Kerala.
The Hindu · Jan 11, 2024 CPI(M) says Ayodhya line of Congress will buttress INDIA bloc’s secular tack The Communist Party of India (Marxist) praises Congress for skipping Ram temple consecration, strengthening anti-Sangh Parivar alliance.
The Hindu · Jan 11, 2024 CPI(M) and Congress wrangle over Mamkootathil’s health Congress accuses LDF government of contempt for opposition, as arrest of Youth Congress president sparks controversy over medical report.
The Hindu · Jan 10, 2024 Youth Congress march to Secretariat against arrest of Mamkootathil turns violent Youth Congress former State president Shafi Parambil, MLA, inaugurates protest. He says Mr. Mamkootathil arrested like an absconding criminal for exercising his democratic right to dissent
The Hindu · Jan 9, 2024 Govindan slams Khan for not signing Land Assignment Bill into law Communist Party of India (Marxist) State secretary M.V. Govindan inaugurates march to Raj Bhavan seeking Governor’s Arif Mohammed Khan;s assent to Kerala Government Land Assignment (Amendment) Bill
The Hindu · Dec 29, 2023 CPI(M) in Kerala says Congress’s ambivalence about attending Ayodhya Ram temple consecration will subvert secular ideal of INDIA bloc A meeting of CPI(M) State secretariat in Kerala reportedly drew a bleak political inference that the Congress’s alleged ambivalence about attending the consecration of Ram temple at Ayodhya will subvert the anti-Hindutva politics that lay at the secular heart of the broad anti-BJP INDIA bloc
The Hindu · Dec 27, 2023 Defamation case: Swapna Suresh appears before investigation team in Kannur Swapna Suresh, prime accused in the diplomatic baggage gold smuggling case, on Wednesday appeared before the investigation team in Kannur in connection with a defamation case filed by CPI(M) Taliparamba area secretary K. Santosh.
The Hindu · Dec 20, 2023 Secularists in Congress should oppose Sudhakaran’s move: Govindan Democratic Kerala should come forward to thwart the conspiracy of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president K. Sudhakaran to destroy the secular fabric of Kerala, Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] State secretary M.V. Govindan has said.
The Hindu · Dec 19, 2023 Governor finds some support from the UDF An arguably embattled Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, targetted by the Students Federation of India (SFI) for allegedly attempting to saffronise the State’s higher education sector, seems to have found some qualified support from the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Opposition.
The Hindu · Dec 17, 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 15, 2023 CPI(M) in Kerala perceives cracks in Opposition UDF over Centre’s ‘financial embargo’ on State CPI(M) alleges Centre's "financial embargo" on Kerala has created political fissures in UDF. CPI(M) State secretary M.V. Govindan said Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader P.K. Kunhalikutty had evinced interest to cooperate with the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) to wrest what the Centre financially owed Kerala and also fight…