Kozhikode
No desire to be deputy CM: Kunhalikutty
Indian Union Muslim League general secretary P.K. Kunhalikutty said on Tuesday that he had no desire to become deputy chief minister as alleged by Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan.
Sushma: No pact with CPI(M)
Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday that she never claimed that the Nair Service Society and the SNDP had offered support to her party in the Assembly elections.
Never asked Jamaat for support, says VS
The CPI(M) on Tu-esday went on the defensive over its “secret talks” with the Jamaat-e-Islami in the face of a concerted attack by the Opposition United Semocratic Front and the BJP over the Marxist ‘double talk’ on extremism.
Jama’at-e-Islami seeks CPM support for party
The Jama’at-e-Islami has decided to extend support to the left democratic front in the Assembly elections expecting a quid pro quo from the CPM when it floats its own political party.
Philanthropy prime concern for Thangal kin
Years ago, when the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) was facing a political crisis of sorts, the legendary leader, Seethi Haji, thundered, “We don't need to go after ministerial berth; ministership will be brought to the Panakkad house on a silver platter.”
Rift in CPI(M) over K-factor
Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan and CPI(M) state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan are taking radically different approaches towards Indian Union Muslim League leader P.K. Kunhalikutty in their campaign.
Jamaat leader resigns over decision to support LDF
Trouble has erupted in the Jamaat-e-Islami in Kerala with Hameed Vanimel, the political secretary of the organisation, resigning in protest against its offer to support the left democratic front in the ensuing Assembly elections.
One more term for LDF will spell doom, says Antony
Defence minister A.K. Antony on Sunday warned that one more term for the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front will spell doom for the state.
“The CPI(M) has ruled West Bengal for 35 years and the result of this is poverty and famine,’’ he told reporters on Sunday.
IUML’ Soopy lands in soup
The dubious title of ‘bomb-maker’ is haunting Soopy Narikkatteri, the Indian Union Muslim League candidate in Kuttiady, who is facing a tough battle from K.K. Lathika, the sitting MLA. The CPI (M) is unleashing a whirlwind campaign in Kuttiady alleging that Mr Soopy has connections with the extremists.
CPI(M) continues to shield ‘tainted’ leader
The CPI(M) on Saturday continued to shield its Kannur leader P. Sasi, though deeply embarrassed by party general secretary Prakash Karat’s disclosure that he was facing a complaint of sexual harassment.
