Ooomen Chandy News Today

As the curtain falls on the campaign for the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat on Wednesday, April 24, a ringside view of the closing ceremonies.

Many Congress leaders have reportedly told VD Satheesan and KPCC chief Sudhakaran that Pinarayi Vijayan attacked Oommen Chandy personally and not just politically, therefore he should be part of the condolence meeting.

Ramesh Chennithala, the current Leader of Opposition in Kerala State Legislative Assembly first became a state minister at the young age of 28 in 1986: a rarity in politics of yore where veterans ruled the roost. An aspirant to the chief minister’s post for a while, Ramesh Ramakrishnan Nair, known as Chennithala from his birthplace in Kerala, is a shrewd politician who rose through the Congress ranks in a short span. Chennithalas rivalry with veteran Congress leader and former Chief Minister ...