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Pinarayi Vijayan accuses Kerala CM of insulting coastal community through ‘callous’ remarks about their plight

Pinarayi Vijayan accuses Kerala CM of insulting coastal community through ‘callous’ remarks about their plight

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Kerala Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan visiting the family of Gautam Krishna, a fisher who went missing at sea, in Kollam on Tuesday (August 11, 2026) | Photo Credit: C. SURESHKUMAR Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday (August 12, 2026) stated that Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan’s “callous” declaration that “it was not the first time fishers went missing at sea” added insult to the coastal community “injured by the lack of government support” during the rainstorms that wreaked havoc across the State recently. Mr Vijayan told a press conference that Mr Satheesan had sought to cover up the government’s “bungled” disaster response by commenting, rather “cruelly”, that as many as 148 fishers were lost to sea during the previous Left Democratic Front (LDF) dispensation. At the same time, fewer than 10 seafarers went missing under his watch. “Mr Satheesan has sought to inject coloured politics into a calamity that has left several families bereaved of their breadwinners. His reprehensible attempt to draw a comparison between death figures under past and present …

You were at Delhi protest, but your police booked protesters in Kerala: Pinarayi Vijayan to CM Satheesan | India News

You were at Delhi protest, but your police booked protesters in Kerala: Pinarayi Vijayan to CM Satheesan | India News

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2 min readThiruvananthapuramJul 29, 2026 05:20 AM IST Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan on Tuesday directed the state Home Department to examine the demand for the withdrawal of cases registered against those who took to the streets in solidarity with the recent students’ protests in Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. Earlier in the day, Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan wrote a letter to the Chief Minister, demanding that all cases registered in Kerala in this regard be withdrawn unconditionally. The Chief Minister’s Office said the letter has been handed over to the Home Department for further action. Police sources said the exact number of cases registered in Kerala in connection with the protests was not known. Most of the cases were registered as bailable offences for unlawful assembly or gathering at public places without permission. The Opposition Leader, in his letter, said that according to reports, police had registered cases against around 5,000 people across the state for participating in these protests. While the Union government had agreed to withdraw all cases as part of the settlement …

UDF stand on Waqf will sacrifice minority interests, says Pinarayi Vijayan

UDF stand on Waqf will sacrifice minority interests, says Pinarayi Vijayan

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The United Democratic Front (UDF) government’s stand in the Supreme Court that it will implement Section 14 of the Union government’s Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development (UMEED) Act, or the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, will sacrifice minority interests and adversely affect the writ petitions on the matter pending in the Supreme Court, Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday. In a statement, Mr.Vijayan welcomed the Supreme Court’s quashing of the interim order of the High Court imposing administrator rule in the Waqf Board. However, he said it was worrying that the State government has repeated its position taken in the High Court last week that Section 14 of the new Waqf Act in the Supreme Court too. The amended Act had mandated the inclusion of two non-Muslim members in the Waqf Board, a move against which several pleas are pending in the Supreme Court. The previous LDF government did not include non-Muslim members in the board. In the intervention petition filed in the Supreme Court during the LDF government’s tenure, it also …

Kerala Waqf Board reconstitution: Pinarayi Vijayan accuses UDF govt of ‘surrendering to Sangh Parivar diktats’

Kerala Waqf Board reconstitution: Pinarayi Vijayan accuses UDF govt of ‘surrendering to Sangh Parivar diktats’

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Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran Accusing the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government in Kerala of having “surrendered completely to the Sangh Parivar’s diktats”, Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan has said the State government has “betrayed” Kerala’s secular society and minorities by deciding to reconstitute the Waqf Board in accordance with the Union government’s Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development (UMEED) Act, or the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. Addressing a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday (July 17, 2026), Mr. Vijayan said the (previous) Left Democratic Front (LDF) had taken a stand against the act and kept two posts in the 11-member body vacant. The amended Act had mandated the inclusion of two non-Muslim members in the Waqf Board, a move against which several pleas are pending in the Supreme Court. The UDF government has shown needless hurry in agreeing to reconstitute the board as per the amended Act, despite the pending legal challenges, he said. “The 2025 amendment was part of a Sangh Parivar agenda …

Pinarayi Vijayan visits Wayanad landslide site, meets injured survivors

Pinarayi Vijayan visits Wayanad landslide site, meets injured survivors

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Senior CPI(M) leader Pinarayi Vijayan visited the Wayanad landslide site, relief camp and hospital on Thursday as the death toll rose to five. He reviewed rescue efforts, met injured survivors and enquired about their condition amid continuing rainfall 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

Stake sale deal in Vizhinjam port detrimental to public interest, says Kerala Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan

Stake sale deal in Vizhinjam port detrimental to public interest, says Kerala Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan

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In a letter to the Securities and Exchange Board of India  on July 3, 2026, Pinarayi Viayan says under the Concession Agreement signed by the Kerala government and the AVPPL, the concessionaire shall not undertake or permit any Change in Ownership, except with the prior approval of the ‘Authority’ (Kerala government). Requesting the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to examine whether the disclosure made by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) in relation to the share purchase and subscription agreement concerning Adani Vizhinjam Port Private Limited (AVPPL) conforms to contractual and regulatory requirements, Leader of the Opposition in Kerala Assembly Pinarayi Vijayan has said that the proposed transaction, if allowed to go through, will be gravely detrimental to public interest in general and particularly to the people of Kerala. In the letter addressed to the SEBI chairperson on July 3, 2026, the former Chief Minister stated that under the Concession Agreement signed by the Kerala government and the AVPPL, the concessionaire for the development and operation of the Vizhinjam International Seaport, …

Rahul Gandhi vs Pinarayi Vijayan: Is the INDIA bloc cracking after LoP’s ‘hug’ remark?

Rahul Gandhi vs Pinarayi Vijayan: Is the INDIA bloc cracking after LoP’s ‘hug’ remark?

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Even as the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has been making calls for opposition unity, rift within the INDIA bloc has become quite evident lately, latest in this being Rahul vs Pinarayi Vijayan, CPI(M) leader and former Kerala chief minister. New Delhi: A hoarding with portraits of Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi and CPI (M) leader Pinarayi Vijayan installed ahead of the INDIA bloc meeting, in New Delhi, Monday, June 8, 2026. (Photo for representation) (PTI) The past incidents that indicated fractures in the opposition alliance were the absence of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) from the INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi on June 8. The MK Stalin-led DMK had cited Congress’ tie-up with the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) as its reason to skip they key meeting that was called to discuss ‘current political developments and the issues facing the country and the public’. Rahul’s criticism of the Trinamool Congress following the poll debacle in contrast with Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav’s ‘unconditional support’ for Mamata …

300 booked after attack on ED officials following raid linked to former Kerala CM Vijayan

300 booked after attack on ED officials following raid linked to former Kerala CM Vijayan

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Around 300 people were booked by the Kerala Police following an alleged attack on officials of the ED and security personnel in Thiruvananthapuram after a raid linked to former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, officials said on Wednesday. Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan (File photo) The case has been registered under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including unlawful assembly, rioting, assault on public servants, wrongful restraint and attempt to murder. Charges under the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act have also been invoked. Among the most serious charges is attempt to murder under Section 109 of the BNS, which carries a punishment of up to 10 years in prison, or life imprisonment if severe injuries are caused. The First Information Report (FIR), registered by the Museum Police Station, alleged that some members of the crowd attacked officers travelling with the Enforcement Directorate team using sticks, injuring one officer on the hand. Stones and bricks were allegedly thrown at the vehicles, seriously injuring the driver of one of the cars. Security personnel from …

How ED raids may have handed Pinarayi Vijayan a political lifeline | Political Pulse News

How ED raids may have handed Pinarayi Vijayan a political lifeline | Political Pulse News

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4 min readThiruvananthapuramMay 27, 2026 01:57 PM IST First published on: May 27, 2026 at 01:50 PM IST The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on the residences of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in connection with an alleged money laundering case have unexpectedly come as a shot in the arm for the senior CPI(M) Politburo member, who had been beleaguered within the Left following the defeat of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in the recent Kerala Assembly elections. Soon after news of the raids broke on Wednesday morning, senior leaders came out in support of Vijayan and cadres took to the streets raising slogans against the BJP and the ED. The party’s social media handles which have been silent after the defeat in the elections, have also sprung into action in support of Vijayan. After the Assembly elections, Vijayan had appeared politically weakened within the party, with the massive verdict against the LDF being interpreted as a mandate against him and his style of functioning as Chief Minister. He had reportedly come under attack from middle- …

VD Satheesan visits Pinarayi Vijayan after taking charge as Kerala chief minister-designate

VD Satheesan visits Pinarayi Vijayan after taking charge as Kerala chief minister-designate

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Incumbent Keralam Chief Minister V D Satheesan on Friday met with outgoing CM and veteran CPI(M) leader Pinarayi Vijayan at the latter’s residence in Thiruvananthapuram, signalling a symbolic end to one of the hardest-fought election cycles in the State’s history. Kerala CM-designate VD Satheesan meets outgoing CM Pinarayi Vijayan at the latter’s residence in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday, May 15, 2026. (PTI) As Satheesan arrived at Vijayan’s rented home this morning, the 81-year-old came out to greet the Congress CM designate, and the two leaders gave the throng of waiting media personnel a memorable moment of cordiality, posing with their hands entwined and with smiles. The left leader’s family, including wife Kamala, daughter Veena and Vijayan’s grandson, accompanied Vijayan in welcoming the victorious Congress leader. Stepping into the house, the high-decibel rhetoric of the campaign trail was replaced by a quiet exchange of pleasantries shared over a cup of hot tea or coffee that the two leaders were seen having. The meeting comes just days after the United Democratic Front (UDF) registered a comeback to power …