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VV Prakash’s death comes as rude jolt to Congress
It was K C Venugopal, then as the KSU state president, in 1988 named Prakash the student body’s state general secretary.
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The unexpected demise of Nilambur Congress candidate VV Prakash, 56, just two days before the counting of votes, has come as a rude shock for the UDF. A staunch Oommen Chandy loyalist even during his KSU days, Prakash struggled hard to emerge out of the shadows of Aryadan Muhammed, another senior ‘A’ group leader from Nilambur.
Soft-spoken, Prakash never demanded a lucrative post or a party ticket, said a senior Congress leader. Prakash got the assembly seat this time after the central Congress leadership put its weight behind him in the tug of war with Aryadan Shoukath. Prakash had unsuccessfully contested from Tavanur constituency in the 2011 assembly elections against CPM-backed independent candidate K T Jaleel.
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Subdued Vishu celebrations in Kerala
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Most people remained indoors and socialising was mostly over telephone
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Most people remained indoors and socialising was mostly over telephone
Kerala celebrated Vishu under the lengthening shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, also the second day of the Ramzan fast.
Malayalees observed Vishu in a relatively sombre fashion for the second consecutive year.
Most people remained indoors. Festivities were restricted to the homes, socialising mostly over the telephone. Families and friends caught up with each other largely on Internet-based video call and conference platforms.
Crowded Iftar parties and packed Vishu feasts that marked celebrations in the pre-COVID-19 years seemed a distant memory, though shoppers had thronged markets on Vishu eve on Tuesday.
Subdued festivities mark Vishu, Ramzan in Kerala
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Citizens remain indoors and restrict festivities to the confines of their homes.
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Citizens remain indoors and restrict festivities to the confines of their homes.
Kerala celebrated Vishu under the lengthening shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday. The period also marked the second day of the Ramzan fast.
Malayalees observed Vishu and Ramzan in a relatively sombre fashion for the second consecutive year.
Citizens remained indoors mostly and restricted festivities to the confines of their homes.
Socialising seemed mainly over the telephone.
Families and friends caught up with each other largely on internet-based video call and conference platforms.