Mohamed Nasheed | A man of many comebacks
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Undeterred by an attempt on his life, former President vows to return stronger
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Undeterred by an attempt on his life, former President vows to return stronger
It was past 11 p.m., on September 23, 2018. The banquet hall of the three-star hotel in central Colombo was buzzing with young men and women. They were restlessly following updates on a big screen showing live news from another island, not far away.
The chatter in Dhivehi was hard to follow, but the outcome they desired was clear. They wanted to see the common oppositional candidate from the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) win the crucial presidential election. Watching the developments intently, but calmly, was former President and exiled leader Mohamed Nasheed. He had played a critical role in that poll, strategising with the MDP-led eclectic oppositional alliance, and remotely campaigning from Colombo. His party colleague Ibrahim Mohamed Sol
Widow of slain RMPI leader says her win is a verdict against political violence
Some time in a wet June nine years ago when Kerala was keenly engrossed in the Neyyattinkara Assembly bypoll in Thiruvananthapuram, veteran Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI-M] leader V.S. Achuthanandan made a surprise visit to the house of K.K. Rema, widow of the slain Revolutionary Marxist party of India (RMPI) founder-leader T.P. Chandrasekharan, raising the political ombrometer during the monsoons in the State.
The incident not only sent shock waves among the CPI (M) leadership, the image of Ms. Rema crying on the shoulders of the then Leader of the Opposition Achuthanandan still remains etched in the political memory of Kerala.
Mamata’s aide-turned-rival faces a tall task in winning over the State for the BJP
What did I not do for him?” At her rallies in Nandigram, after Mamata Banerjee took up the challenge to contest the West Bengal Assembly election from there instead of her home seat of Bhabanipur against her party man-turned-rival Suvendu Adhikari, she often listed the largesse showered on him, both ministerial and others. She called Mr. Adhikari a ‘gaddar’ and Mir Jafar (traitor)’ as the crowd cheered her on. Taking the fight to her former aide in his bastion, she urged the people to come out and vote without fear for the ‘bhoomi kanya’ (daughter of the soil).