Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, rejuvenated by a fresh and decisive mandate today, chose to focus considerably on attacking the BJP-led opposition alliance even though his government's main rival remains the Congress-led UDF.
Kerala Assembly polls | Pinarayi leans on religious metaphor to claim LDF would coast to victory
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Chennithala mocks the Chief Minister for invoking Lord Ayyappa on polling day
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Kerala Chief Minister and CPI (M) leader Pinarayi Vijayan after casting his vote at Pinarayi, Kerala, on Tuesday, April 6, 2021.
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Chennithala mocks the Chief Minister for invoking Lord Ayyappa on polling day
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said, arguably in a non-literal sense, that the deities of the land would bless the Left Democratic Front (LDF).
The government had stood with the people and succoured them during the catastrophic floods and later the COVID-19 pandemic. He said, seemingly metaphorically, that Lord Ayyappa, the presiding deity of Sabarimala temple, would favour the government because it had taken care of the people. Other religions also backed the ruling front, he said.
Malfunctioning of EVMs and VVPAT machines was reported from a number of booths, but overall voting has been progressing at a brisk pace across the State.
Always Opposed BJP’s Communal, Upper-Caste Politics: Kerala Tribal Activist Who Refused BJP Ticket
Activist Manikandan, who belongs to the Paniya tribal community, says he wasn’t even informed about his candidature by the BJP.
Tribal activist C Manikandan Preetha Nair 2021-03-17T07:47:27+05:30 Always Opposed BJP’s Communal, Upper-Caste Politics: Kerala Tribal Activist Who Refused BJP Ticket outlookindia.com 2021-03-17T08:34:41+05:30
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Ahead of the state Assembly polls on April 6, tribal activist C Manikandan sparked a row by turning down the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) offer to contest from Mananthavady, a constituency reserved for the Scheduled Tribe in Kerala’s Wayanad district. Manikandan, who belongs to the Paniya tribal community, says that he wasn’t even informed about his candidature by the party. The 31-year-old currently works as a teaching assistant at Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University.
Who Is In The Driver’s Seat? Kerala’s BJP Unit Or Central Leadership?
RSS ideologue R Balashankar’s ire against the state leadership was evident when he made scathing remarks against them for playing a role in scuttling his chances of contesting from Chengannur. PTI Preetha Nair 2021-03-17T17:35:29+05:30 Who Is In The Driver’s Seat? Kerala’s BJP Unit Or Central Leadership? outlookindia.com 2021-03-17T22:27:59+05:30
With the Assembly polls just weeks away,
it has now become quite clear that all is not well between the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) central leadership and the Kerala unit.