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Audio clip claims Congress leader Zameer Ahmed helped SDPI candidate in Karnataka bypoll | Cities News

Audio clip claims Congress leader Zameer Ahmed helped SDPI candidate in Karnataka bypoll | Cities News

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3 min readBengaluruJun 1, 2026 03:35 PM IST An audio clip of a purported conversation between Karnataka minister Zameer Ahmed Khan and Congress leader Mohammed Siraj was leaked on Monday to lend credence to allegations of internal sabotage during the recently held Davanagere South bypoll. The audio clip was broadcast widely in regional media and went viral in political circles, even though its authenticity is yet to be verified. The clip came out amid speculations over a possible deputy chief minister post for Zameer, who is a loyalist of outgoing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. In the clip, Zameer is purportedly heard saying that the results at Davanagere were a matter of honour for him. “Mere izzat ka sawaal hai,” he is heard saying. In the ensuing conversation, the minister asks how the overall voting was. “Cooker. Only cooker,” says Siraj. The pressure cooker was the symbol of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) candidate Afsar Kodlipete. Zameer and Siraj have dismissed the audio clip as fake. Zameer issued a statement saying the audio clip was created …

SDPI secures 102 seats in Kerala local body polls

SDPI secures 102 seats in Kerala local body polls

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The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has won a total of 102 seats across Kerala, including in two corporations, one block panchayat, eight municipalities, and 91 grama panchayats in the recently concluded three-tier local body elections. ​Addressing the media here, SDPI State president C.P. Abdul Latheef said the party was expected to play a crucial role in the formation of administrations in 16 grama panchayats. The SDPI finished second in 277 wards and lost in over 50 wards by narrow margins. It has opened accounts in Kannur Corporation, Thalassery and Ponnani municipalities, and 19 grama panchayats. ​Mr. Latheef alleged that the Congress-led UDF and the CPI(M)-led LDF had joined hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to counter the SDPI, and alleged that the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) had openly sought the BJP’s help in many places. Published – December 16, 2025 09:44 pm IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view …

ED conducts searches at 7 locations in four states linked to SDPI | Latest News India

ED conducts searches at 7 locations in four states linked to SDPI | Latest News India

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NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday carried out searches at seven locations in Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Kerala in its money laundering charges against Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), the political arm of the now-banned Popular Front of India (PFI), officials familiar with the development said. Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted a raid at SDPI state committee office in Thiruvananthapuram on March 6. (ANI FILE) The searches were carried under Prevention of Money Laundering Act or PMLA at premises in Mettupalaiyam, Coimbatore, Arcot and Vellore in Tamil Nadu, Bhilwara and Kota in Rajasthan, West Bengal capital Kolkata, and Kottayam and Palakkad districts in Kerala. Thursday’s raids come weeks after the agency arrested SDPI president Moideen Kutty K alias MK Faizy, 55, from Indira Gandhi International airport on March 3 on the grounds that the party carries forward the ideology and agenda of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) and is funded by it. PFI and its eight affiliate organisations were banned by the ministry of home affairs under the stringent …

SDPI secures 102 seats in Kerala local body polls

Crude bomb hurled at SDPI worker’s house in Kerala’s Kannur

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A crude bomb was hurled at the house of a Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) worker at Muzhappilangad, Kannur, Kerala, early on Monday morning, causing damage to property. The attack targeted the residence of Pilacheri Siraj, damaging the house and a scooter parked in the yard. The family members were inside the house at the time of the incident, but no injuries were reported. The Edakkad police have registered a case and launched an investigation. Preliminary findings suggest personal enemity as the motive behind the attack and the police have identified a suspect. Published – March 10, 2025 12:28 pm IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

SDPI national president M.K. Faizy arrested under anti-money laundering law

SDPI national president M.K. Faizy arrested under anti-money laundering law

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SDPI national president M.K. Faizy  The Enforcement Directorate has arrested SDPI national president M.K. Faizy under the anti-money laundering law, official sources said on Tuesday (March 4, 2025). The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), founded in 2009 and headquartered in Delhi, is alleged to be the political front of the now banned Popular Front of India (PFI). Mr. Faizy, according to the sources, was taken into custody on Monday night from the Delhi international airport under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The ED had earlier called SDPI as the “political front” of PFI. The PFI was banned by the Union government in September 2022 calling it an “unlawful association”. Before the ban came, simultaneous raids and enforcement action were conducted against the PFI by multiple probe agencies, including the ED, NIA and various state police forces. The SDPI, however, denies such a link and calls itself an independent outfit. According to the SDPI, Mr. Faizy is among the founder leaders of the organisation and was elected its national president in 2018. He …

Amit Shah slams Cong after banned PFI’s political wing SDPI extends support: ‘Can people of Karnataka remain safe?’ | Latest News India

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Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday lashed out at the Congress after banned radical outfit Popular Front of India’s political arm Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) extended support to the grand old party-led United Democratic Front. “On one hand there are blasts in Bengaluru, on the other hand, I just got the news that SDPI has supported Congress. If this is true then can the people of Karnataka remain safe under the Congress government?” Shah said during his address at a roadshow in Karnataka’s Ramanagara. Shah’s attack comes days after the SDPI extended support to the Congress-led UDF in Kerala. “Our Constitution is being challenged. The BJP is bringing in laws to provide citizenship on the basis of religion. Uniform Civil Code is planned, which will affect the diversity of the country. We will support the Congress-led UDF which is fighting the BJP at the national level,” SDPI state President Muvattupuzha Ashraf Moulavi was quoted by PTI as saying. ALSO READ: Kerala court awards death sentence to 15 PFI members in BJP leader’s …

SDPI Holds Protest Over Gyanvapi Issue in Thane District

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The Archaeological Survey of India has surveyed the Gyanvapi mosque complex adjoining the Kashi Vishwanath temple. (File Image: PTI) The protest was held against the Varanasi district court’s recent order to grant the family of a priest the right to worship Hindu deities in the Gyanvapi mosque cellar Activists of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) on Sunday staged a silent protest in Thane district over the Gyanvapi issue. Police detained local leaders of SDPI for the violation of the prohibitory orders banning gatherings as activists carrying flags and banners marched on the main streets in Mumbra township. A police official said notices have been issued to the leaders. SDPI is the political wing of the proscribed Popular Front of India (PFI). The protest was held against the Varanasi district court’s recent order to grant the family of a priest the right to worship Hindu deities in the Gyanvapi mosque cellar. The Archaeological Survey of India has surveyed the Gyanvapi mosque complex adjoining the Kashi Vishwanath temple. (This story has not been edited by …