In a first, father-in-law CM & son-in-law MLA in Kerala Assembly
The 77-year old father-in-law is no one other than Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan while the lucky son-in-law isP A Mohammed Riyas, national president of the Democratic Youth Federation.
By PTI| Posted by Sakina Fatima | Published: 3rd May 2021 4:55 pm IST Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and son-in-law P A Mohammed Riyas.
Thiruvananthapuram: In a first, afather-in-law and son-in-law duo will make their presence felt together in the Kerala Assembly soon and thus script a new chapter in its decades- long history.
The 77-year old father-in-law is no one other than Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan while the lucky son-in-law isP A Mohammed Riyas, national president of the Democratic Youth Federation.
Vijayan government 2.0 will be short of seasoned CPI-M Ministers
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New Delhi: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan seen leaving after day-2 of Parliament s monsoon session, in New Delhi, on July 19, 2018. . Image Source: IANS News
Thiruvananthapuram, May 2 : Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who on Sunday created history by leading the Left Democratic Front government to retain power, will have a lot of work to do when he sits down to select his team, as he is short of seasoned veterans, especially from his own CPI-M.
Following the norm of not fielding all those CPI-M candidates who have had two successive terms, five veteran Ministers Thomas Issac (Finance), A.K. Balan (Law), G.Sudhakaran (Public Works), C.Raveendranth (Education), and E.P. Jayarajan (Industries) failed to get a ticket.
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Even amidst the pandemic, Hindu-Muslim polarisation is, by far, the biggest factor in the ongoing Bengal Assembly election. (India Today)
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