Kerala polls: Mother of Walayar sisters to contest against CM Pinarayi Vijayan in Dharmadam
Her minor girls aged 13 and 9 were found dead in their house in 2017. Autopsy reports revealed that they had been sexually assaulted. Updated Mar 17, 2021 · 05:01 pm File photo of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. | IANS
The mother of two minor Dalit girls, who were found dead in their home after being allegedly raped in 2017, on Tuesday announced that she will contest against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan from Dharmadam constituency in the upcoming Assembly elections, the
Hindustan Times reported.
The older girl, who was 13 years old, was found hanging at her home in Walayar town in Palakkad district on January 13, 2017. On March 4 that year, her nine-year-old sister was found dead in the same manner. Autopsy reports revealed that the sisters had been sexually assaulted.
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Preparing to defend the Left's last bastion in India this time, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is confident that "people are with him" in his battle against "massive anti-constitutional forces". The 75-year-old Communist is set to contest the Assembly poll from the Dharmadom constituency in Kannur district, which, if he wins, will initiate his sixth term as MLA. Known to be a straight-talker and a no-nonsense politician, he is looking to break the state's decades-old record of an incumbent Chief Minister not securing a second consecutive term.
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UDF constituent All India Forward Bloc will not contest from Dharmadam constituency in Kannur against incumbent Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the upcoming polls to the Kerala Assembly.
Confirming that the seat will be returned to the Congress, the secretary of the Forward Bloc s central committee G Devarajan said his party won t be contesting the polls to the assembly but will remain with the UDF.
The Forward Bloc had earlier asked the UDF leadership to allot either Kollam or Chathannoor seats but the Left party was asked to take on the CPM leader from his stronghold instead. The Kannur DCC asked a UDF top-brass to fight from Dharmadam. They want me to take up the challenge of representing the Forward Bloc as they believe I stand a better chance among the left-leaning voters. Those who have a problem voting for the Congress might find us acceptable, they say, Devarajan told TNIE.