Kozhikode
Rebel Marxists work overtime to prove ‘identity’
The Left rebels are now in a piquant situation of having to prove that they are not soft on the Congress-led united democratic front.
The rebels, most of who came out of the CPI(M) accusing it of not being ‘radical’ enough and had set up the Revolutionary Marxist Party, are now desperately struggling to check erosion of their support base in their stronghold of Onchiyam and nearby areas.
Dissident factor haunts IUML
The Indian Union Muslim League is wary that its sulking leader, Mr Cherkkalam Abdulla, may play spoilsport in the key constituency of Manjeswaram.
Mr Abdulla, who was sidelined and denied a seat by his leader, Mr P.K. Kunhalikutty, is the cynosure of all eyes in Manjeswaram, which is witnessing a triangular contest among the UDF, LDF and the BJP.
Police chief helping UDF in Kannur, says CPI(M)
The volatile Kannur district, the epicentre of political violence in Kerala, seems to be heading for turmoil in the run-up to the polls.
IUML sweeps away fringe Muslim parties
After humbling the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) in its own bastion in the 2006 Assembly elections, the CPI (M) had confidently declared that Malappuram had turned red.
Central forces to be deployed in Kannur
In all, 10 companies of central paramilitary forces will be deployed in Kannur district where the outbreak of violence is feared during the elections.
Sources said that five companies of the CISF — three from the ITBP and two from the Karnataka Special Armed Forces — will arrive at the district headquarters on March 28.
CPI-M still terrorising widow
The woes of Vineetha R.
Stop alternating coalitions: Achuthanandan
The chief minister, Mr V.S. Achuthanandan, on Wednesday urged the people to end the practice of alternating coalitions every five years.
Leader defends Janu
M. Geethanandan, the leader of the Gothra Maha Sabha who was in the forefront of the Muthanga agitation of 2003 along with Ms C.K. Janu, does not think it is wrong of her to contest if a seat is offered by the Congress-led united democratic front.
Seats: Muneer’s supporters wary
Is the once monolithic Indian Union Muslim League crumbling from within? The supporters of the IUML's dynamic state secretary Mr M. K. Muneer are increasingly wary of 'backstabbing' by his rival and party general secretary Mr P K. Kunhalikutty, in the upcoming polls.
Bomb-making rampant on poll-eve
The recovery of explosive materials from Theruvamparamba near Nadapuram on Tuesday confirmed the fears of the police that bomb-making by political workers is rampant in these areas even after the accident that killed five youth.
