DMK organising secretary R S Bharathi Chennai: DMK organisation secretary R S Bharathi said on Saturday there was nothing wrong in DMK joining hands with AIADMK. His remarks come in the wake of CPM alleging that DMK held talks with AIADMK after the state assembly election to probe the possibility of forming a govt.Speaking to…
M V Govindan said UDF govt’s budget was hollow Thiruvananthapuram: CPM state secretary M V Govindan said the budget speech of Chief Minister V D Satheesan was an open declaration of the UDF govt’s plans to open all sectors to private capitalists. Govindan said the budget sought to placate corporates but failed to address the…
Chennai: At least four councillors — two belonging to the AIADMK, one from AMMK and one Independent — quit their respective parties and joined Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Friday. The move comes days ahead of the next Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) council meeting.As AIADMK has 14 councillors in the 200-member council, the departure of…
Mysuru: Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) district committee secretary Jagadeesh Surya on Thursday urged the state govt to take measures to protect the voting rights of all citizens during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which will begin across the state from June 30. Referring to widespread criticism of the process in…
T’puram: Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president K Jayakumar on Tuesday said that complaints raised over the recent transfer of board employees would be addressed and the existing transfer orders reviewed.Speaking to reporters after a board meeting in Thiruvananthapuram, Jayakumar said TDB was committed to considering the legitimate demands of employees and that most of the…
Thiruvananthapuram: CPM state secretariat has asked the public to reject stories fabricated by a section of the media regarding the assembly election review report approved by the state committee. This time, the election review was prepared after discussions across various CPM units, incorporating their inputs. The final report was drafted and endorsed after examining the…
Governor Rajendra Arlekar T’puram: Save University Campaign Committee (SUCC) urged governor Rajendra Arlekar to review the controversial nominations he made to MG University’s (MGU) board of studies and senate in his capacity as the chancellor. Arlekar had nominated 18 persons of his choice after appointing members to the board of studies, allegedly overlooking academic merit.“The…
Thiruvananthapuram: Cyber police registered a case in connection with an allegedly defamatory social media post targeting Rajya Sabha MP A A Rahim, officials said on Monday.According to the police, the complaint was filed against the user of a Facebook account identified as Sreekanth Palickathode. The accused are alleged to have created and circulated a fabricated…
Thiruvananthapuram: AICC general secretary K C Venugopal on Sunday strongly criticized CPM for its recent remarks against Opposition Leader in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, accusing the Left party of targeting him to divert attention from its own political setbacks.In a statement, Venugopal described CPM’s criticism of Gandhi as “ironic and misplaced,” noting that CPM relies…
BJP Kerala unit president Rajeev Chandrasekhar T’puram: BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar has criticized chief minister V D Satheesan over his remarks on the participation of vice-chancellors of three state universities in a programme attended by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, accusing him of political hypocrisy.In a statement, Chandrasekhar said the CM’s attempt to question the…
