The Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed by Asha Lawrence , daughter of veteran CPI- M leader MM Lawrence, challenging the decision of Ernakulam Government Medical College Principal to donate her father's body to the medical college.
In a surprising move, the LDF candidate for the Palakkad bypolls, Dr P Sarin, has claimed that Congress candidate Shafi Parambil's previous victory in the assembly elections was largely due to support from leftist voters.
Dr. P Sarin, who was expelled from Congress for anti-party activities on Thursday, is set to become the CPI-M-led LDF candidate for the Palakkad Assembly bypoll.
After the sudden demise of the CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury earlier this month, the party will now function through the collective leadership of the exiting politburo with Yechury’s predecessor Prakash Karat acting as the “politburo coordinator.”
A day after he unleashed a blistering attack on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the left government, CPI-M severed links with independent MLA from the Nialambur constituency PV Anvar.
A large group of people, including women, carrying CPIM flags and a banner that read “party will correct the leaders; people will correct the party,” marched through Ponnani town in Malappuram district on Monday against the proposed candidature of party state committee member and CITU leader P. Nandakumar.
Addressing the Press, CPIM politburo member Md Salim termed Modi’s rally as a ‘Sikka and chawanni Brigade’ which failed to become ‘16 annas or one rupee’.
“Rahul merely echoed the voice of the BJP in attacking the Left just serves to expose the Congress’ meek surrender to communalism. It is just such an approach that has led to Congress MLAs shifting base to BJP in many states," said the CPI-M on Wednesday in the statement.
The Left Democratic Front (LDF) administration had last week amended the Kerala Police Act which stipulated either imprisonment for up to five years or a fine of up to Rs 10,000 or both for those who produce, publish or disseminate content through any means of communication with an intention to intimidate, insult or defame any person through social media
Five patients in Kurseong had returned from Delhi
