Updated Mar 17, 2021 | 13:12 IST
Thomas, a former Union minister, alleged that his party was sidelined by the BJP-led alliance when the seats were allocated for the April 6 polls. PC Thomas | Photo Credit: ANI
Kochi: Just weeks ahead of Assembly elections in Kerala, PC Thomas-led Kerala Congress snapped ties with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) after not getting a single seat for contesting the upcoming polls.
Thomas, a former Union minister, alleged that his party was sidelined by the BJP-led alliance when the seats were allocated for the April 6 polls.
The faction led by Thomas would merge with the Kerala Congress headed by senior leader PJ Joseph, which is a part of the Congress-led United Democratic Front.
A few local committee members even resigned in Ponnani on Tuesday, protesting the party’s decision to field P Nandakumar instead of popular leader TM Siddique
‘Communal’ heat on Kerala CPM leader A group of nine academics, lawyers, writers and retired bureaucrats have expressed concern at recent outbursts of A. Vijayaraghavan
The acting secretary of the Kerala CPM has come under fire for alleged “Islamophobic” statements, with academics pointing to the incongruity of such diatribes from a Left leader although they were common in the Sangh ecosystem.
In a letter addressed to CPM secretary Sitaram Yechury, a group of nine academics, lawyers, writers and retired bureaucrats have expressed concern at the recent outbursts of A. Vijayaraghavan, the party’s state secretary in-charge, ahead of the Assembly elections.
Updated Mar 04, 2021 · 09:40 pm A file photo of metro man E Sreedharan | Twitter/V Muraleedharan
Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Thursday clarified that the Bharatiya Janata Party has not yet taken a final decision to nominate Elattuvalapil Sreedharan, popularly known as India’s “metro man”, as its chief ministerial candidate for next month’s Kerala Assembly elections, ANI reported.
This came hours after the Union minister tweeted that Sreedharan will be the saffron party’s Sreedharan chief ministerial candidate in Kerala. The tweet has now been deleted. Muraleedharan told ANI that the announcement was erroneously made due to a miscommunication and was incorrect.